Back from Swanwick - obviously and straining at the leash to get down to work. I learnt some new tricks at Swanwick and cannot wait to try some of them out. I received two rejections from WWFS within a week of each other so I need to pull my socks up and get some work back out there. The problem? Cerys hasn't been allocated a school place yet and Lisa doesn't start at college until the 10th. Not that there is an issue with the girls being home for longer than I expected but some of the information and workshops I attended were, shall we say, a little spicy - not something I would like anybody to come across by accident. Well, regarding the girls not at all.
The house (we moved at the end of July) is 99% sorted now and there are only two boxes left to unpack and really one of those is full of ornaments which can live in the garage for a while.
Getting back to Swanwick, if anybody reading this is interested in attending next year do it - it's such a wonderful week full of fun and great characters (real people not fictitious ones). I have made such good friends and hope to be able to go until I am an old lady with a stick who insists on wearing fuchsia pink!!
About Me
- Rae Argent
- A fiction writer and mum to three great kids, also lucky enough to be married to the man of my dreams. In spite of that mushy comment I do not write flowery romance - I like a nice helping of real life grit in my work. I have a Diploma in Literature & Creative Writing from The Open University and remain a member of the wonderful Watford Writers, despite moving on several times. I am a big fan of Swanwick Writers Summer School which has taught me a great deal and where I have made many great friends. I have yet to reach the dizzy heights of becoming a published superstar but will continue to send my work out into the world.
Friday 31 August 2012
Tuesday 14 August 2012
Tuesday at Swanwick
As some of you may remember on August 11th Swanwick Writers Summer School began - and of course I am here. I cannot believe it is Tuesday already. On my arrival I was very excited and felt like an Enid Blyton character from St Clares or Mallory Towers boarding school stories. As soon as I unpacked I went outside to see who else had arrived. So many familiar faces, it didn't feel like a year since I had seen my Swanwick buddies. This is such a relaxed and friendly place, the courses are really informative and the tutors are always brilliant.
The one downside here is the amount of food you end up eating. After a cooked breakfast I am sure I will be able to skip lunch and wait until dinner but that never happens. As luchtime approaches I can feel and sometimes here my tummy demanding to be fed once more. The food here is so good it would be rude not to appreicate it, by the end of the week I shall be at least a stone heavier. The only thing to have changed since last year is that the 'smoker's tent' has been renamed the 'smokers gazebo' which I thought sounded rather classy.
Our house move went well and we are 99% settled and unpacked. If I ever see another brown box again it will be too soon. The new house is lovely and we are lucky to have more space and several other perks! The garden is charming and I cannot wait to plant my spring bulbs, Daffodils of course.
Anyway, back to Swanwick. I have a little homework to do today so I will leave you for now and update again when I can manage to slip away from the excellent company I have.
The one downside here is the amount of food you end up eating. After a cooked breakfast I am sure I will be able to skip lunch and wait until dinner but that never happens. As luchtime approaches I can feel and sometimes here my tummy demanding to be fed once more. The food here is so good it would be rude not to appreicate it, by the end of the week I shall be at least a stone heavier. The only thing to have changed since last year is that the 'smoker's tent' has been renamed the 'smokers gazebo' which I thought sounded rather classy.
Our house move went well and we are 99% settled and unpacked. If I ever see another brown box again it will be too soon. The new house is lovely and we are lucky to have more space and several other perks! The garden is charming and I cannot wait to plant my spring bulbs, Daffodils of course.
Anyway, back to Swanwick. I have a little homework to do today so I will leave you for now and update again when I can manage to slip away from the excellent company I have.
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