CHANDLER’S FORD TODAY

My post for tonight is part 2 of my overall review of the recently held Medival Weekend, organised by the Road to Agincourt Project. The weekend was a lot of fun but I am so glad I live in an era where literacy rates are generally high. In this post I look at the role of the fletcher and the taverner amongst others.

The King’s Fletcher at work, showing off his wares and explaining what he did at a recent Medieval Weekend in Hampshire. Image taken by Allison Symes.

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FAIRYTALES WITH BITE AND THIS WORLD AND OTHERS

On Fairytales with Bite, I discuss New Chapters and Some Very Old Ones…

This is pertinent as I signed my first book contract today and sent it back to my publisher electronically.  My first flash fiction collection will be published, hopefully later this year, with my short story collection to follow in 2017.  Am thrilled to bits over this.

I also use the FWB post title to ask what new chapters your characters have.

On This World and Others I discuss time travelling given the Medieval Weekend gave me a big look at what life would have been like for most people back then.

WEBSITE ROUND-UP

On my Fairytales with Bite website, I look at ambitions.  Ambitions of characters, whether these are achieved and what fosters ambition? There should be plenty of story prompts here.

On my This World and Others website, I discuss can happen when dreams come true.  Do your characters really believe it?  Are they generous in being glad for those characters where this has happened and so on?

CHANDLER’S FORD TODAY

Tomorrow’s post will be Part 2 of my review of a recent Medieval Weekend held in my part of Hampshire and looks at the roles of a fletcher and a  herbalist amongst others.  Links to come tomorrow.

FACEBOOK

Tonight, a huge thank you for the congratulations and good wishes from my fellow writers on the news my first flash fiction collection has been accepted by an independent publisher.  I also send my own congratulations to those who’ve obtained GSCE results today.  I also mention a couple of writing events I’m due to go to over the autumn and winter months though I will say more about both of these nearer the time of each of them.  And I also mention what I’m currently reading.

A closer look at what a medieval scribe worked with. This image comes from Part 1 of my Medieval Weekend review which was up on Chandler’s Ford Today last Friday.

WEBSITE POSTS

I discuss the unexpected in my Fairytales with Bite website post today.  I refer to the unexpected joys as well as the unexpected horrors and how characters react to these.

On my This World and Others website, I look at the importance of keeping the faith. Writers are generally good at doing this given almost everyone has to spend years developing their writing before successes come.

The latter is pertinent to me as I will shortly be blogging for the Association of Christian Writers on a regular basis and I’ve heard my first flash fiction collection will be published by an independent publisher.  Am naturally thrilled about all of this as things are happening and my writing is taking off, albeit in a small way, in a manner it has not done so before.

As for Facebook, I talk again about the value of persistence and highlight my Chandler’s Ford Today post this coming Friday, which will be part 2 of my Medieval Weekend review.

A very interesting day!

Part of a Medieval Village re-enactment

I discuss objects to be wary of in my Fairytales with Bite website.  Generally if you avoid lamps, rings (especially those with dodgy inscriptions) and magic carpets, you should get along just fine.

I also consider the importance of books and other literature in my This World and Others website.  I think books are magical in themselves regardless of what is actually in them.  What other object can transport you to different cultures, times, universes and so on and entertain/educate/enlighten you as it does so?

On my Facebook page, I discuss Goodreads, the Kindle and the writing tasks I’m hoping to achieve by the end of the evening.  Am so pleased the Road to Agincourt Project is sharing links to my recent Chandler’s Ford Today posts reviewing their Medieval Weekend and Ships Trail.  I hope they hold the weekend again, I’m not aware of similar events in this part of Hampshire before.  The Ships Trail is a lovely walk to the River Hamble where you are rewarded with stunning views and a glimpse at what is left of Henry V’s ship, The Grace Dieu.

Below are a couple of images I took at the Medieval Weekend and while walking the Trail.

Part of the King’s Great Ships Trail, the monarch being Henry V of the Battle of Agincourt fame.

The beautiful River Hamble

The tools of the medieval writer’s trade