Today, Monday 18th March, I am looking forward to talking to The Monday Group who meet at the Erskine Church in Burntisland. I enjoy talking to folks about something interesting and sharing news about my writing. There’s something special about talking to potential readers face to face.
The most unusual author talk I ever gave was following a picnic with The Weston Shore Society sitting beside Southampton Water; evocative of scenes in Ancasta.
Here’s a blog I wrote about talks a while back and why I love giving them:
“On Wednesday I took a trip out to the far reaches of Fife, to the wee town of Auchtermuchty. I think I can even roll my ch’s and pronounce this lovely name correctly. It is set in beautiful, I was going to say rolling countryside, making the journey from where I live quite enjoyable.
If you are an author and you have never given a talk, I can highly recommend it. Around thirty ladies and gentlemen were so appreciative and attentive, that it was such a pleasure experience.
My talk this time was ‘Early Female Aviators.’ When I say early, I mean around WW1, and even before.
I hope I come a long way in redressing the balance in the knowledge of these daring, invincible and determined ladies of the past, who also overcame prejudices, which we would find hard to imagine today.
I end this talk by showing an amateur video (taken by myself) of clips of the old aircraft at The Shuttleworth Collection, Bedfordshire, which I have already shared with you a couple of time on this blog.
A virtual Tour of The Shuttleworth Collection
which has a vivid description of an extra special air display we attended back in 2012.
…and here’s a little video on my Facebook Page.“
A woman today came up afterwards and said that seeing the video brings the daring feats of these women aviators to life.
Anyway, I would like to thank the folks of Erskine Church, Burntisland, Auchtermuchty and also Cupar Probus for their warm welcome, and being such attentive audiences.
“One wonderful thing about giving an author talk is, if it is successful, you invariably meet someone who invites you to a different venue at a later date.
Ce La Vie!”
Interesting that todays talk began with a small service, as did a talk I gave a few years back in Kirkcaldy. I think it was rather special.
Diana Jackson 