I’m hoping to continue the tour into the next couple of weeks, although there are a few slots to fill as well as posts to write. Thanks, as ever, for your support.
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I started this blog in 2013 to share my reflections on reading, writing and psychology, along with my journey to become a published novelist. I soon graduated to about twenty book reviews a month and a weekly 99-word story. Ten years later, I've transferred my writing / publication updates to my new website but will continue here with occasional reviews and flash fiction pieces, and maybe the odd personal post.
For the first fortnight of the Sugar and Snails blog tour, I’ve been mostly confined to the UK. Apart from a visit to The Oak Wheel in California, I stayed, like the homebird I am, in my own country until pitching up at the end of last week in Australia. While Norah Colvin might live as far away from me as it’s possible to get, I knew I’d have a warm reception on her blog. Now she’s injected me with the travelling bug, I’m spending this whole week with blogging friends beyond my country’s borders, and greatly looking forward to the trip. I’m starting today in Poland in the Monday Inspirations slot courtesy of former art therapist, writer and fellow broccoli addict, Urszula Humienik, to talk about the books that have inspired me. Tuesday finds me in Pune, India (one of the two calling-off points in this week’s tour I’ve visited in real life) to explore fictional research with Gargi Mehra, software engineer by day, prolific short-story writer by night. On Wednesday I’m off to Ras Al Kaimah (Arabic for Top of the Tent) in the United Arab Emirates to talk attachment with Safia Moore. Recent winner of the Bath Short Story Award, Safia posted a beautiful review of Sugar and Snails on her blog last week AND flew over from her native Belfast on Friday to join the launch party at Jesmond library. On Thursday, I’m visiting another expatriate Irishwoman, journalist turned fictioneer, Clare O’Dea, now a Swiss national, resident in Fribourg, to discuss not knowing what my novel’s about, a follow-up to her own popular post on the topic. Friday takes me back to California with writer of serious prose and humorous erotica, Lori Schafer, where I’m pondering the autobiographical element of fiction with the author of the prize-winning memoir On Hearing of My Mother’s Death Six Years After It Happened. If all that doesn’t show that the blogging community is truly international, I don’t know what would! Aside from the tour, life continues busy in Sugar and Snails land, with an extremely warm welcome at Jesmond library last Friday and further enthusiastic reviews from thoughtful bloggers: Lori Shafer; Claire Hayes and Alicia Bruce. I’m still chasing my tail after a couple of days away, just about managing to acknowledge all the online and off-line mentions but, apart from this picture of me with Safia Moore, joining them up (with, for example, a post about those lovely launch events) is currently beyond me. But I do want to acknowledge the part played by Mr A as author’s husband: with no publisher present at the second launch he took on the job of bookseller with great aplomb, on top of his role as video producer (which is probably why I’ll have no photos of one of his rare appearances in a suit) and Keeper of the Handkerchief (generally employed only for funerals, I wasn’t aware it had been brought along until hanging out the washing this morning).
I’m hoping to continue the tour into the next couple of weeks, although there are a few slots to fill as well as posts to write. Thanks, as ever, for your support. Thanks for reading. I'd love to know what you think. If you've enjoyed this post, you might like to sign up via the sidebar for regular email updates and/or my quarterly Newsletter.
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Charli Mills
3/8/2015 09:58:39 am
You are spreading beyond your borders and keeping a brisk pace. I hope you do intend to visit Idaho, as well!
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Annecdotist
5/8/2015 03:16:17 am
Thanks, both. I'll be talking marketing with the marketing expert Charli in Idaho on Monday.
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4/8/2015 04:55:57 am
How exhilariting, Anne! You have breathed so much excitement into this post. What a whirlwind tour - most of it from the comfort of your own home, or recliner in the garden. I'm so pleased you extended your hand of friendship in visiting me. I look forward to catching up with the tour elsewhere around the world, though I think I've missed a couple of stops already. (I think I must have overslept!)
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Annecdotist
5/8/2015 03:20:06 am
Yeah, that's my kind of travelling, from the comfort of my own home!
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