It’s on innit? The writers festival’s started. Fully swinging. Not a single South Bank car park to be had. Writers and readers wandering round, bumping into each other, spilling words all over the place.
If you see me say hullo. I’ll have my head down with the tunes on. I’m nervous see. I’m doing a wee bit. Event 68. A quiet affair on the Queensland Terrace. Saturday 11:30-12:30.
I’ll be asking Dominic Knight and Nick Earls ‘What’s in the Name’ of their new books. I’ll be a chair. Hopefully a sharp edged glittery one with clean lines and a sleek cover. But more like the fat auld stinky number with burst cushions and a wee rip across the back that’s been lying on the deck in the weather too long.
It’s the audience I’m nervous of. All them people. Looking at us. Listening. Aye and probably laughing.
Which, of course, is what we’re aiming for. Nick Earls has some lovely stories and Dominic Knight was one of the Chaser originals. He’s bound to have a story or two.
Maybe see ye there.
Here’s a wee link to the bwf thing… so you can have a look over shenanigans planned for the weekend.
5 Comments
September 13, 2009 at 10:50 am
Would have loved to have been there for you (oh, and Nick Earls and Dominic Knight too) but I was still tipping the dregs of last night’s sleepover back into their parents’ laps. I want all the dirt, preferably over coffee, soon as.
September 14, 2009 at 12:22 pm
The guys were definitely entertaining (Nick Earls could earn a decent living as a stand up comic) and you held your own, but really, the kilt stole the whole show…
September 17, 2009 at 11:06 am
A wonderful event, my face hurt from laughing.
September 19, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Sorry I missed it, Lee!
September 20, 2009 at 10:58 am
Thanks for the comments feedback n the rest.
Chris you’ve since heard the dirt. Thanks for the coffee and the cackles. Having a gas with you is always very entertaining.
I disagree about the kilt obviously Westie. Though it did give me the opening line.
Kath sorry to have caused any pain it certainly wasn’t anybody’s intention… obviously I’m jut glad you enjoyed it. Hard not to, the boys were on fire.
Thanks.
Belinda – it was very entertaining. Next time I see ye I’ll run you through some of it.
I’ve written a wee bit about the session in the blog but I couldn’t really do it justice. It was a buzz doing it. The panellists made it every easy and I had more fun than I should have expected. So it was worth doing it for that if nothing else.