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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
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Self-Publishing and e-Books
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
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
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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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
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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…
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Sunday: Writing With Your Ears
My first ever writing workshop went extremely well. The idea was to cross artistic boundaries and get people to sit in with an orchestra (the Blackheath Community Orchestra in this instance), and write whatever the music moved them to write. There was a whole load of explanation about hearing and sound and NLP which I…
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A Garden Full of Metaphor
Plans for the next workshop are shaping up: A Garden full of Metaphor Join author Cherry Potts (Mosaic of Air, Tales Told Before Cockcrow, The Blackheath Onegin) for a weekend of writing and inspiration for all the senses in the glorious surroundings of the gardens at Sussex Prairies in Henfield, Sussex. Why write in a…
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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.…
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Writing With Your Ears
Booking has opened for my first ever writing workshop! Blackheath Halls 23 Lee Road London SE3 9RQ 29 January 2012 3 to 5.30pm Join me for a taster session on writing (particularly fiction) using all your senses, with an emphasis on hearing. Write to a background of the Blackheath Orchestra rehearsal of Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer…
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