(Written by Linda and posted by Rob)
While Rob
was scouring Worcestershire for the correct venue for last Tuesday’s meeting,
the group, in the most writerly fashion, discussed Tony’s search for a plumber
that really would get back to him, the merits (or not) of the 1968 hit Macarthur Park and our relief that Annie
hadn’t left her delicious chocolate cake in the rain.
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again, oh noooooo
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again, oh noooooo
Rob arrived
and regaled us with yet more plumbing talk. On the previous Sunday he had been
discussing plumbers with Tony on the telephone whilst trying to concentrate on
the rugby when the fire brigade arrived to put out a fire in his back garden.
We couldn’t take much more excitement and returned to our ‘writing news’
update. Rob is going to Lisbon at Easter to gather research for his latest
oeuvre The Petrified Fountain and
Annie is off to Bronte Country for a writers’ week. And don’t forget to vote
for Izzie in this year’s Brit Mums Brilliance in Blogging Awards!
Out of Such
Darkness
Congratulations
to Rob on the launch of Out of Such Darkness on March 13th. The event was very
well attended and Rob sold so many books that he ran out – a sure sign of
success. The whole event was really enjoyable. St Georges Hall is an excellent
venue and the cabaret-style entertainment by The Trio Project (who include
Rob’s daughter Charlotte) was fabulous.
Out of Such Darkness is published by Patrician Press.
The Trio
Project - thetrioprojectsingers@gmail.com
Click here for more
information about Rob and his work.
The Petrified Fountain
We all
enjoyed the fifth chapter of Rob’s latest book. The characters of Cross and
Nicholson (think Jack Nicholson in Chinatown) are strongly portrayed and there
is a real sense of tension between them. Cross is a complex and sinister
character and we all felt that there would be chilling events to come.
Nicholson seems to enjoy capitalising on Cross’s insecurities and ‘drips’ the
information on his research into Crosse’s family background ‘at his pace’.
Izzie pointed out discrepancies in place and time which we had all missed and Tony said that the dialogue seemed a bit stilted at times. Everyone agreed that Rob had done an excellent job in portraying Cross as a nasty dysfunctional character. Linda found it interesting that Cross did seem to have insight into his own weaknesses, in particular his obsession with tidiness: ‘But I am distracted by my desk. The rectangle of clean blotter that Tracy has brought in is cluttering up one side… It always takes time to make sure it’s aligned symmetrically and I anticipate that she would regard me as a bit weird if she witnesses the whole performance.’
We are all looking forward to the next instalment.
Izzie pointed out discrepancies in place and time which we had all missed and Tony said that the dialogue seemed a bit stilted at times. Everyone agreed that Rob had done an excellent job in portraying Cross as a nasty dysfunctional character. Linda found it interesting that Cross did seem to have insight into his own weaknesses, in particular his obsession with tidiness: ‘But I am distracted by my desk. The rectangle of clean blotter that Tracy has brought in is cluttering up one side… It always takes time to make sure it’s aligned symmetrically and I anticipate that she would regard me as a bit weird if she witnesses the whole performance.’
We are all looking forward to the next instalment.
Next Meeting
April 14th
at Izzie’s house. Linda to read.
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