Havant Literary Festival Is Buzzing
The first Havant Literary Festival seems to be going very well and there was certainly a buzz in the town this morning and at the Havant Arts Centre when I turned up to give my talk. I wasn’t sure how many people to expect. It could be one man and his dog. However, as it turned out, there was a smallish but highly interested group of people. (More than are shown in this picture - honest). It was great to meet a few fans of my novels and also to introduce my work to new readers. Councillor Jackie Branson was present and bought a copy of Tide of Death which I told her to wave around at the Tory Party conference she is off to this weekend. I’d be happy to sign a copy for David Cameron or any other politician irrespective of their political colour – I’m not prejudiced. I spoke about how I write and took along my pencilled plotting and spider grams to show the audience how I develop characters. These characters each have an index tag and are all neatly tied with a treasury tag. They stay...