International Conferencing Writers Circle

Noticing a piece in the Writers News concerning an Expats Writers Circle for writers living abroad I emailed     Jo Lamb, the organiser, and was delighted to be invited to join a dedicated circle of writers living in the far flung corners of the world including Australia, USA, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Bangkok, Belgium and the UK.

Many of whom have been published (including The Oldie, incredible!) and competition winners.

Apart from emailing they also hold online meetings in which I will be participating this weekend.

The world of writing continues to shrink!

A Blog about....Blogs

My blogs on this blog -  'Rob in Espana' are mainly connected to my writing activities and those of my writing buddies and associates.

Many peoples blogs are witty anecdotal blogs concerning a particular topic close to their heart, they are usually entertaining, informative and sometimes worth a comment or two...

So today I thought I would blog here about my other blogs (confused, I promise this gets easier to follow)
therefore here are some extracts from my other blogs (the witty, anecdotal ones)

How to cause a Queue with 21,80€

I got fed up with carrying my small change around in my pocket. Because it regularly fell out, down into the gaps around my cars handbrake. Convincing me, that one day, it would cause the hand brake to fail leaving me rolling backwards down a hill in a panic.......(For more click on the title)

CRISIS OF ANOTHER KIND

Ever had one of those days when you just want to scream? The nervous breakdown is but one small incident away and you just want to time switch yourself into a different world – No? Well where do you live?

I was preparing our villa for a 2^nd viewing, yes really, in this market unbelievable – but true!
(For more click on the title)

Lucky I was Hungry

If I shared with you that I have just spent an entertaining hour in the local butchers (carniceria) you would probably think - now he really has lost it. But to understand why spending an hour in the butchers really can be a good crack you have to appreciate the facilities in [...]
(You've guessed it)


Anyway just thought I would mention my 'other' blogs....enjoy.

Great article on this millenium but oh dear

As I have blogged before writers love to receive feedback from their readers. So today via The Inland Magazine editor I received the following email from Ann P. regarding my article 'They Think It's All Over It (Nearly) Is Now' published in the November edition:

Email subject as per the title of this blog -

really enjoyed your reminder of all the things that have happened since 2000.

but what happened to a mention of the terrible bombings in London amid the joy of announcing the Olympics.
never mind cant expect you to remember everything I suppose.
keep up the great work.
regards Ann P.

Thanks for reading the article Ann and yes you are right perhaps these events should have been included.

Happy 5th Birthday The Inland Magazine

I have just read the editorial in the November The Inland Magazine, I could not believe it was TIM's birthday again so soon.

In this edition my article:

They Think It's All Over It (Nearly) Is Now

reviews the events of the first decade of the 21st century - which seems to be drawing to a rapid close without a whisper:

Given everyone’s obsession with financial downturn and the value of their house, the end of the first decade of the 21^st century has crept up on us with hardly a whisper.

Don’t you think it is incredible? It only seems like a few weeks ago we were knee deep in Millennium this and Millennium that – remember the hyped threat that the world was going to end because of the computer bugs surrounding the date change? So here we are and the world has nearly ended, thanks to the banks overpaid directors mismanagement of our capitalist society, bombs and natural disasters, but the good old microchip did not let us down.

Further on in the magazine my regular feature - Life on The Coast takes a look at the local salt industry, illustrated with some of my photos.

I wonder what TIMs 6th year will bring as we enter the 2nd decade?

I am now published on Expatify

My article entitled:

10 Things You Didn't Know About Spain - Until You Lived Here

has now been published on the online site - Expatify, an interesting site with information about Spain, including blogs etc, and many other countries.

I will be offering more of my work in the future.

Freelance Market News

The November FMN (published by the Writers Bureau) has just appeared and carries my letter regarding having a writing buddy - someone to turn too when you want to scream or celebrate.

Writing can be a frustrating lonely occupation. Trying to manipulate those words into a coherent sentence to express what is in your head but reluctant to appear on the screen.

I am lucky to have a writing buddy and may even have met a 2nd one. If you are a writer be on the look out for a buddy - someone to confide in, spark ideas around and of course share those publishing successes with!

Think about joining a writing circle or if you are in Southampton area I know you will be made welcome at Penny Legg's Writing Buddies group.

Be brave, share your work with others - we all need constructive feedback.

Best of My Blogs

On Spain - Are here.........



Also here

Facebook

Regular readers of my blog are probably wondering how Rod Stewart (yes he is still going) slipped into the blog last time.

Well I was surfing around and ended up clicking on an invitation to hear some sound clips from Rod's latest CD - and that click lead me to Facebook.

I had been resisting joining yet another web service but to hear the music (surprise surprise) you had to register and so I became a Facebooker (?) and actually made contact with a cousin and some long lost friends.

And yes I ordered the CD (through play.com, great site for books, CDs etc etc) so thanks Rod for getting me into another new technology stream....

Rod Stewart

Today something different!