Category Archives: fiction

LGBT History Month

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

February is LGBT History Month, and I’ve had it drawn to my attention how few new UK Lesbian voices are getting published, which sent me off to peruse my shelves. Now, I think of myself as having a fairly comprehensive … Continue reading →

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Gearing up for Yule

Posted on November 24, 2012 by

I don’t care how many shopping days, what matters now is, how many singing days are there til the Solstice? And how many reading days? My evenings are  split roughly equally between singing and promoting the books between now and … Continue reading →

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A Second Hand Emotion, read by Gill Stoker

Posted on August 19, 2012 by

A recording of the lovely Gill Stoker reading (and singing – brave woman!) my story A Second Hand Emotion at Tall Tales at the Tavern, an event I co-curated with Bartle Sawbridge back in June. a second hand emotion by … Continue reading →

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Tall Tales at the Tavern

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

Tall Tales at the Tavern Join WOOA Brockley Writers’ Group for an evening of stories by local writers: Bartle Sawbridge, Cherry Potts, Clare Sandling, David Bausor, Joan Taylor Rowan, Rosalind Stopps Read by Gill Stoker and Mike Burnside Followed by … Continue reading →

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Food for Thought

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Writing Workshop and Writers’ Lunch At the Swindon Festival of Literature Lower Shaw Farm West Swindon Wiltshire SN5 5PJ Tel 01793 771080 12.30pm – 5pm 19 May • £25 12.30pm – 1.30pm WRITERS’ LUNCH where healthy homemade food will nourish … Continue reading →

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Why Short Stories?

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Fantasy Marketing

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

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

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Self-Publishing and e-Books

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

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

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Judging a Book By Its Cover

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

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

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From First Idea to Last Word

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

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

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