Cherry Potts, Writer

Category: fiction

  • Gearing up for Yule

    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 Christmas. Rehearsals every Monday for Vivaldi Gloria at Blackheath Halls Christmas Concert Tuesdays at the…

  • A Second Hand Emotion, read by Gill Stoker

    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 cherry potts, read by gill stoker © Cherry Potts 2012

  • Tall Tales at the Tavern

    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 a flash fiction open mic session for any other writers who want to join in,…

  • Food for Thought

    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 you and meeting other writers at table may inspire you! 1.30pm – 5pm WRITING WORKSHOP:…

  • 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

  • Earthquakes at the Circus

    My writing compadre  at WooA   Joan Taylor-Rowan’s first novel The Birdskin Shoes is now available to purchase on Amazon – Kindle edition. “A wonderful tale about love and redemption set in a Mexican Circus. Joan Taylor-Rowan writes with great freshness and assurance, and her descriptions of the ‘cirqueros’ and circus life are pitch perfect.…