What authors talk about when they meet

I don’t often get the opportunity to meet fellow authors face to face, so when I found out that my ‘virtual’ friend, author and fellow writeworder Anne Brooke was holidaying in Buxton I jumped at the chance to meet for a chat with her and her husband over a pot of tea. And that’s what I did this morning. I made the drive in about 40 minutes and spent the best part of two hours gassing. And it was great. We talked about writing and books (of course) a little, and also about other things that had nothing to do with writing. I often forget that us writers are capable of that. Other topics of conversation included: supermarkets, car parks, supermarket car parks, Kent, bull finches, golden eagles, zebra crossings, the Lake District, Pachebel, cameras, Dr Who, Torchwood, Myspace, and lots more. I had a really enjoyable morning, thanks Anne and husband.

Anne writes gay crime fiction – you can look at her latest book here. Her website’s here and her journal’s here.

The rest of the day’s just flown. I’ve been stuck in my office writing all afternoon which has been great. I think I’m getting somewhere. Touch wood. I also managed to record a reading from my book which should be up here soon.

And on a final note…

What Julia posted on her blog today made me smile.