I wonder how many authors ask themselves at some stage why on earth they are writing? Angela Petch is our Author of the Week from 11th – 18th February and describes her journey into writing. Hunched over the pc, shoulders
CHINDI raise even MORE funds at Arundel Festival
Arundel Festival an even Bigger Success! Thank you so much to all those who came along to our stall at the Arundel Festival. We were staggered by the support we received this year and delighted to announce the amount we
CHINDI hosts Crime Writers Panel
Joining forces with authors of the same genre is a great way of promoting fiction. On June 20th, three thriller writers got together to engage in a lively panel discussion on what makes a good crime thriller; including research, character
Over £300 raised for Cancer Research
Arundel Festival a Huge Success! Wow! We were overwhelmed by the great support we received at the Arundel Festival, we smashed our target to sell 100 books and raised an amazing £308.63 for Cancer Research. Thanks so much to CRUK
Having difficulty getting your child to sleep?
The perfect bedtime story lasts eight minutes and 36 seconds, and includes a dragon, a princess, a wizard and a fairy according to a recent study by Butlin’s. The research also found that parents spent a total of almost one
Great fun had by all at the CHINDI Writers’ Workshop
The CHINDI Writers’ Workshop, ‘From Pen to Publication’, proved to be a big hit with budding writers and poets. It was held at the Novium Museum on the morning of Saturday 20 June as part of the 2015 Chichester Festival. The
How long does it take to write a novel?
The writer Akhil Sarma recently defied the book-maker’s predictions by winning the prestigious Folio Prize for ‘Family Life’, an autobiographical story of Indian immigrants in America. Interestingly he described writing this,his second novel, as “like chewing stones”, and regularly gave
Chichester Library Talk
CHINDI Library Talk – 4th November 2014 4 local authors shared their secrets of self-publishing, at our very first library event. An enlightening Q&A session was hosted by children’s author Christopher Joyce who asked a number of burning questions to Jill
Once upon a time
Once upon a time we were all children and most of us loved nothing more than having a bedtime story read to us. There’s something really powerful about listening to a story rather than reading it. The reader is forced
Characters Blog Tour Comes to Chichester
Post by Jane Cable In my section of the tour I’m writing about the main character of The Cheesemaker’s House, which was published by Matador last year. I chose not to write about a work in progress because if you