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  Write Then Socialise October

  The next WTS is on Saturday, October 26 from 10am-1pm in Rochester Library (ground floor). I’ll be in Miss Twinkleton’s from around 9.30am, if you’d like to join me for a coffee and chat there before heading across. See you then!

  October 16, 2019
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  Back to normal!

  Farewell Murderous Medway, hello Write Then Socialise! Rochester Write Then Socialise is back this weekend, from 10am-1pm, downstairs at Rochester Library. I’ll be in Miss Twinkleton’s beforehand, if anyone wants to join me. Murderous Medway is over for another year – but it will return in 2020! We had a…

  September 24, 2019
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  Murderous Medway Panel 3 – Storybuilders

  21st September 2019 Guy Fraser-Sampson, Vicky Newham and Linda Regan ponder whether their writing processes make them an architect, an archaeologist or an alchemist.

  July 21, 2019
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  Murderous Medway Panel 1 – Location, Location, Location

  21st September 2019 Elly Griffiths, William Shaw and Lesley Thomson discuss the settings of their novels and how a place can become just as much a character as the heroes.

  July 21, 2019
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  July Write Then Socialise

  July’s Write Then Socialise takes place next Saturday, 27th July. Apologies for the late notice, I’ve been away for what seems like months but was only three weeks! We’re at Rochester Library Cafe again from 10am-2pm, see you there!

  July 21, 2019
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  Murderous Medway Panel 5 – Lines of Duty

  21st September 2019 Kent Police detective Lisa Cutts talks to former police intelligence analyst Elizabeth Haynes and former WPC Gina Kirkham about how much freedom they can allow artistic licence to override procedures when crafting their novels. 

  July 6, 2019
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  Murderous Medway Panel 4 – Crime Seen

  21st September 2019 Crime screenwriters Isabelle Grey, Sally Griffiths and JC Wilsher shed light on how the likes of Midsomer Murders and Between the Lines come to life on the screen.

  June 18, 2019
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  Murderous Medway Panel 2 – Politically Thrilling

  21st September 2019 Henry Hemming, KH Irvine and Gareth Rubin capture the political zeitgeist of the last three years and how it’s informed their work. Chaired by Dr. Kate Bradley.

  June 16, 2019
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  Murderous Medway 21/9/19 – the Panels!

  We’re thrilled to release the programme for Murderous Medway – five fascinating and perceptive panels!

  June 4, 2019
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  June Write Then Socialise

  A slight change of time and venue for this one – Nucleus Arts have invited us along to their Arts fest and have given us their Creative Cabin. They’re also offering poets and storytellers the chance of an open mic slot, so do contact them direct, if that’s of interest.…

  June 4, 2019
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  April Write Then Socialise

  April’s Write Then Socialise will take place during our annual Terry Pratchett celebration, The Turtle Moves, from 10am-1pm in Rochester Community Hub cafe.

  March 27, 2019
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  The Turtle Moves World Building Workshop – April 27th

  The ability to create a whole new world is the basis of great fantasy writing. JRR Tolkien, George RR Martin and of course, Sir Terry Pratchett (yes, I was tempted to stick RR in there) set a very high bar that all writers must strive for when planning their fantastical…

  February 9, 2019