Cherry Potts, Writer

Month: February 2012

  • Why Short Stories?

    Why Short Stories?

    There’s been a lot of chat going on recently about short stories, including on the radio, this week’s Open Book had  Aminatta Forna giving a potted history of the short story from Poe, Chekhov and Saki to Helen Simpson, and even Ramblings (a walking programme … fascinating, listen!) had Claire Balding in company with short…

  • Fantasy Marketing

    Joan Taylor-Rowan talks about marketing her novel The Birdskin Shoes – the fantasy and the reality! joan taylor-rowan clip 7 marketing © Cherry Potts 2012

  • Self-Publishing and e-Books

    Joan Taylor-Rowan talks about her decision to self publish. joan clip 5 self publishing © Cherry Potts 2012

  • Judging a Book By Its Cover

    Judging a Book By Its Cover

    Joan Taylor-Rowan talks about choosing the right cover for her novel, The Birdskin Shoes, and discovering the work of artist Teresa Villegras joan taylor-rowan clip 6 book cover © Cherry Potts 2012

  • From First Idea to Last Word

    Joan Taylor-Rowan discusses the writing of her novel The Birdskin Shoes. joan clip 4 the writing journey © Cherry Potts 2012

  • Seismic Acrobats

    More from Joan Taylor-Rowan, about the initial inspiration for her novel, The Birdskin Shoes, and how the idea travelled from a taxi in the English countryside to Iran, Ireland and beyond… joan clip 3 inspiration © Cherry Potts 2012

  • From Ireland to Mexico

    More from Joan Taylor-Rowan and her book The Birdskin Shoes. She discusses the plot of Birdskin Shoes and her research into circuses, and earthquakes. listen here: joan taylor-rowan clip 2

  • Living with Carnivores

    Living with Carnivores

    The Cats have excelled themselves.  Not content with hibernating away from the cold weather, (normal positions on a cold night, J against one leg, E against the other, each with head pillowed on a shin, me pinned and wakeful) they’ve been out hunting overnight. The garden is crisscrossed with catly footprints. Generally speaking, Jules is…

  • Interview with Joan Taylor-Rowan author of The Bird Skin Shoes

    Interview with Joan Taylor-Rowan author of The Bird Skin Shoes

    I’m posting a series of short snatches of interview with Joan Taylor-Rowan, Author of The Birdskin Shoes.  In this first section Joan talks about the inspiration for the title, and the connections between her own Irish roots and Joey’s escapades in Mexico, by way of religious imagery… its a far reaching book! listen here! joan…