by anjcairns | Jun 9, 2019 | Book launch, Reading, Writing
I’m always excited, and a bit nervous, when a new book is about to come. There’s lots of fiddling around making things work properly. It’s like going into labour but without the pain (I’m guessing as I’ve never had an human baby, just...
by anjcairns | May 12, 2019 | Reading
When I read a book, the characters form in my head. Even before the films I had an idea what Harry Potter looked like and I could imagine the people in the Handmaids Tale. They aren’t always fully formed, because for me the personality and their actions are stronger...
by anjcairns | Apr 6, 2019 | Personal, Writing
Earlier today, I began writing a blog about books I’d read over the last month or so. None of the words reflected what I felt about those books nor justified the time the authors spent writing them. I put it down to a bad writing day. Then, a few minutes ago I...
by anjcairns | Mar 18, 2019 | Writing
March is a funny time of year for weather in the UK. By that I mean both funny ha ha and funny peculiar. The skies turn on a gust of wind from bright blue to ominous grey as we grab at brollies and head for shelter. But March also heralds spring. Shoots of green...
by anjcairns | Mar 3, 2019 | Performance, Reading, Writing
by anjcairns | Feb 28, 2019 | Performance
I’m delighted to have been invited to speak at Sunday Assembly in London on Sunday 3rd March. The theme is ‘There’s more to reading than words’, which gives me an ideal opportunity to talk about why reading and books are such an important part...
by anjcairns | Feb 24, 2019 | Uncategorized, Writing
Procrastination is any writer’s nightmare. However, hard you try to keep it at bay, it creeps up and messes with your plans. But, while I’ve been rubbish at posting and sharing a huge amount of creative stuff has been doing its thing in the...
by anjcairns | Aug 8, 2018 | Book launch, Performance, Reading, Uncategorized
Last night, we had a fantastic launch party for Stuck in Your World. It was fantastic to finally be able to share the next part of Sketch’s story with you. Thanks to everyone who attended in person or watched via Facebook Live. For those of you who missed it,...
by anjcairns | Jul 8, 2018 | Book launch, Uncategorized, Writing
Exciting news – it’s less than a month to the publication of Stuck in Your World. In the next week or so there’ll be cover reveals and you’ll be able to pre-order before its release on 7th August. To celebrate, I’m holding a launch party...
by anjcairns | Jul 1, 2018 | Short story, Writing
Last weekend, I spent a glorious weekend at a writing retreat in Devon surrounded by delightful countryside, farm animals and a smattering of writers. Amongst other things I wrote a follow up short story to Appearances. There’s one more installment to come, but here’s...
