31. Mar 2021
Les Brookes
3 posts for tag Blogging
This writing business: some rambling reflections
Last month I finally got round to publishing Small Town Blues, my second and probably last novel. Each was years in the making and at 77 I’m not sure if I have the time or stamina to write another. I’ll go on writing, of course, but in shorter forms: poems, stories, possibly a novella or two. Brevity is an undervalued quality and the novella an underused form – a genre that allows for development while avoiding the ‘bagginess’ that Henry James complained of. ‘The blessed nouvelle,’ he called it.
Simon L'etoile : Black Widow & Me
11. Dec 2018
Peter Dean
Peter Dean
Simon L’etoile: Black Widow & Me is the story of a fictional rock band from the 1980s. It is told as a memoir, through the eyes of the lead singer, Simon L’etoile. Following the band and its members through touring and recording, to great success when they play festivals and have chart hits – but then hit the rocks with a bang!
A new book and blog by Emily Bilman
12. Jul 2018
Dr. Emily Bilman
Dr. Emily Bilman
I am delighted to announce the publication of my new book of poetry, "The Threshold of Broken Waters" by Troubador Books, UK in October 2018. The book is a creative memoir in verse. Orders can be made through me.
