Pauline Rowson's Blog – June 2009 Archive (2)

How I started writing my novels

I've just uploaded a new video. In this video I talk about how I began writing and the long road to publication. It takes a while for many writers to discover their writing style and to find what they truly want to write, and that's how it was for me. It also takes time to learn your craft and resilience to cope with the rejection letters and disappointments along the way.

I first seriously started to write fiction with the aim of publication over twenty years ago. I wrote at… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on June 16, 2009 at 3:44am — 2 Comments

Question: What has a crime writer, giraffe, red-eyed frog and bat-eared fox got in common?

Answer: We'll all be at Marwell Wildlife on 23 July 2009 between 3pm and 5pm.

This summer, for the first time ever, Marwell is holding a series of literary teas and I am delighted to be the first author to kick start this exciting programme of entertainment. I will be reading from my novels, answering questions (on writing - not exotic animals) and signing books. There will be afternoon tea, cakes and scones. Yummie!

I'll be talking on 23 July 2009 in the spectacular… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on June 9, 2009 at 4:36am — No Comments