WHAT TO DO TODAY? SUNDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER 2021
HYTHE FESTIVAL I popped over to Hythe yesterday which is only about five minutes from Folkestone in the car, traffic was minimal and parking was ok. On the green, in the middle of the one-way system they were holding the festival and my writing group Write By The Sea had a few tables where members were selling their books plus we had use of the marquee for some readings. It was great to see some of the stories from our two anthologies coming to life on the stage. The festival was buzzing with many people meandering around the stalls,…
View PostBOOK FESTIVAL TABLE
This is what you call a well-planned and laid-out table, does it help sell more books though? This table had piles of books, no swag, no decoration just the author and his books. Would you stop at this table and have a chat? Above we have two very different tables at a book festival I organised a couple of years ago. I was really impressed with Bea’s table, it looked bright and catchy plus there were things to give away. This table would attract readers to look at the book so you could have a chat, offer them…
View PostFOLKESTONE’S WRITING GROUP
WRITE BY THE SEA This writing group has gone from strength to strength during the pandemic, in fact, we all managed to produce an anthology called Ghosts By The Sea. These stories are all set in iconic places around the town, there is even a map that you can follow to read the stories at each place. We all corresponded by email and WhatsApp, self-publishing last year. It is free on Kindle and available to purchase the book here on Amazon. A collection of ghost stories set against the background of Folkestone on the Kent coast written by a group…
View PostFOLKESTONE, KENT UK
SUNNY SANDS I thought I would give you a little insight into the coastal town where I live, we are down on the southeast coast and the closest point to France. Many ferries go from Dover to Calais or Boulogne, we also have the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone where you drive onto a train and that takes you under the water to France. The Euro-Star did stop at Ashford which is 20 minutes up the M20. You can get the fast train from Folkestone Town to London which takes 50 minutes so it is popular for people to live here…
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