Our annual historical meeting comes round on Tuesday next (19th April) when those who attended our last meeting drew out the period in history they are to write about. Don't forget that Dave has an envelope full of periods that he will gladly draw one out for anyone who was unable to attend last time. No cheating of course...
The object is to write up to 1,000 words on the selected period be it factual or fiction or a little bit of both! The meeting will start at 7.30 in The Room at the Top. Hope you can join us for what promises to be another awe-inspiring meeting.
Beneath are items that may interest you,
Until next time,
Keep Scribbling!
Dave
TONIGHT'S LOCAL NEWS:
Did you see the report on the fantastic 17,000 miles cycle ride by Callum Fairhurst to raise funds for the Liam Fairhurst Foundation. Liam had been a wonderful fund raiser for charity which had started after his friend and ours, Jack Wilkinson, passed away from cancer. Liam himself was a sufferer and also submitted to the dreadful disease. Both these young men are mentioned on our weblog. Callum is continuing the fund raising and, according to the TV tonight, has other challenges in mind. Well done Callum, a really wonderful tribute to your brother Liam and to our Jack.
IPSWICH WRITERS CAFE...
BooksEast, "East Anglia's newest book festival", is fast approaching:
As part of that, we'll be holding the next Ipswich Writers' Cafe as follows:
* Monday 9th May, 7:30pm
* La Tour Cycle Cafe, 17 Tower Street, Ipswich IP1 3BE
We'll be round the back in the lounge. It's a lovely venue.
Bring along a piece of creative writing that you'd like to read aloud. Could be a short story, poem, novel extract or monologue, but please try to stay within five minutes. Scribble your name, pop it into the hat and, when your names comes out, enjoy your five minutes of fame.
After each batch of five or six readers, we'll break to chat, exchange contact details and refill our cups.
No booking required. Free entry. Spectators welcome. See you there!
Ed
PS Spread the word, please.
NEWS FROM FELIXSTOWE LIBRARY
Dear Friends of Felixstowe Library
This month we are celebrating 50 years since this library was built. Do drop by to see our exhibition about the history of libraries in the town. We have a 1966 quiz running all this month too. It costs £1 to enter and the money goes to support our library. Simply pop by for a quiz sheet to take away with you, then return it to us. All correct entries will be put in a draw. Prizes include a piece of art work by renowned local artist Naomi Brangwyn and Spa Pavilion tickets.
To kick off our celebrations, on Saturday 23rd April between 11 and 12 noon, we are fortunate to have the Felixstowe Community Choir performing for us. This is a free event. We will have 60s music playing for the rest of the day and staff will be dressed in appropriate attire. So there should be a good vibe! Pay us a visit if you can; we would love to see you.
And now, reminders of two other forthcoming events:
Crime fiction writer Alison Bruce will be giving us a talk on Saturday 30 April at 2pm, doors open 1.30pm. Alison is the author of two non-fiction and six crime fiction books. Her novels are set in Cambridge and feature DC Gary Goodhew. Alison will be talking about her writing and signing copies of her books (which will be available to buy here). Come if you can - I've heard Alison speak before so I know we're in for an interesting afternoon. Tickets are £5, including refreshments.
We still have a few tickets left for Billy Elliot (screening of the live performance) on Friday 20th May, at 7pm - doors open 6.30pm. Tickets are £7.50. Refreshments available to purchase on the night. Filmed in September 2014 at the Victoria Palace Theatre, London, this production stars Elliott Hanna, Deka Walmsley and Ruthie Henshall. Set in a northern mining town during the 80s mining strike, this is the inspirational story of Billy Elliot, the young boy who discovers a passion for dance. It features sensational dance and a score by Elton John. Spectacular.
Tickets for the author talk and Billy Elliot are available in advance only, from Felixstowe Library. Let me know if you would like me to put any aside for you to collect prior to the events.
Best wishes
Creativate National Writing Competition 2016: Call for Submissions
COMPETITION OBJECTIVES
UK Creative Arts is delighted to announce the creation of a new competition for budding UK writers. In the UK, there are a number of talented authors who are aspiring to have their work published. The Creativate National Writing Competition has been launched by UK Creative Arts, in order to support those authors who have talent, but who haven't yet had the opportunity of demonstrating that talent to the industry. As part of UK Creative Arts' Youth Pledge, we will be donating a percentage of authors' entry fees to Book Trust, the largest reading charity in the UK.
CATEGORIES
The works must be original fiction, and can be either unpublished or self-published. There are six different categories for full length-novels:
Category A: Fiction: YA
Category B: Fiction: Drama / Historical Drama
Category C: Fiction: Romance
Category D: Fiction: Crime / Mystery
Category E: Fiction: Science Fiction
Category F: Fiction: Fantasy
PRIZES
Prizes for winners and runners-up include cash prizes, and a writing course grant. The winners' biographies, and a sample of their work, will also be featured in the UK Creative Arts 2016 Annual Report, which is sent to companies and organisations in the creative arts industry, including the UK's principal agents and publishers.
COST
The entry fee is £15, of which a percentage will be donated to the charity Book Trust.
CLOSING DATE
All entries must be received by the 30th April 2016.
HOW TO ENTER
You can find more information and enter the competition by visiting the information page on the website of UK Creative Arts at www.uk-arts.org/writing , or by phoning the office on 020 3286 3544.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BOOK TRUST
Book Trust is the largest reading charity in the UK. Book Trust programmes bring together specially selected books and resources, boosting confidence and skills, and ensuring that no child misses out on the life changing benefits of reading for pleasure.
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Hello Authors,
I received a letter today from Europe. It said “Amazon” at the front of the size ten envelope. I looked closely at the stamp to see it was paid in Euros.
“What could this be?” I thought turning the envelope looking for a clue. It was thick, probably had five or six folded pages.
Thinking it was some sort of advertising I opened the envelope as fast as possible before throwing it away with the rest of my junk mail. The way you do when you have a stack of one-week-old mail to go through.
As I ripped the envelope open I saw what looked like a telephone bill. I unfolded all the pages, five in all, and saw line item after line item of strange numbers I did not recognized. At the end of the report, there was not a final bill but a check made up to my name.
“This is new!” I thought with delight.
The strange numbers turned out to be book sales from different countries in Europe. The line item list didn’t have the names of my books, just codes.
“It’s a good thing I remembered to list my last book on Amazon Europe,” I thought.
When was the last time you logged to your Kindle Author account?
You should log in at least every month and see the changes to payment structure or terms and conditions. It’s a also a good time to revise your description and test if you get more sales. You could also change your price, advertise, or do a campaign with a special price.
If you have not done so, make sure you have your book available all over the world.
For example, did you know Amazon Mexico just opened a few months ago? If you did not go into your account and offered your book for Mexico it will not sell in Mexico. Same goes for every new country.
These are the current Amazon Direct Publishing Platforms:
Amazon.com
Amazon.com.uk
Amazon.de
Amazon.fr
Amazon.es
Amazon.it
Amazon.nl
Amazon.co.jp
Amazon.br
Amazon.ca
Amazon.com.mx
Amazon.com.au
Amazon.in
You have to check every country separately and assign a royalty structure.
Do it today and start selling books all over the world. To start go to your account at: kdp.amazon.com
Click on your book cover, edit your description if needed (I always test new descriptions and new keywords).
Save and go to the second page, this is the Rights & Pricing page. This is where you’ll assign rights to sell your book in different countries. Save and finish.
Congratulations. You are now an international author!
Remember, You Should Be Writing!
Jorge S. Olson
Protagonist, Author & Geek
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