Radio Saltire Interview

Today, I was interviewed by Radio Saltire, a volunteer run, community radio station, near Edinburgh. Even though I had left after rush hour, it still took me nearly two hours to get there. The joy of road works and heavier than expected traffic. It was more or less the same on the way back. But to the main purpose of this post.

The interview went well and everyone in the radio station were very welcoming. I spoke about my poetry collection, as well as about the Northlore Series. As well as talking aboutt the first volume of the Northlore Series, I also talked about the second volume, which will hopefully be out this year. I was asked to read out a couple of my poems. We also talked about the differences between self-publishing, as well as traditional publishing, and how self-publishing can be an amazing way of getting your name out there, giving yourself a platform.

I was even asked to come back. I will have to take them up on that offer, when I have had more of my work published. The interview went out live, but they are planning on putting the interview up on their website, as well as sending the recording me a copy of the recording as well. When I get it, I will certainly be posting it here, if anyone is interested in hearing it. 

Writers Challenge

In relation to the writers challenge that I mention in a previous blog, I seem to be making some progress, at least in relationship to submitting work to different open calls. I have written and sent off two flash fictions and two short stories. I am now working on another two short stories, which will be getting sent off asap.  The first one has the theme of winged things, which could cover fairies, dragons and such like things.

The one that I am working on for that open call involves an angel who has been expelled from the heavenly host and is found by two children. The second has the theme of fairy tales. I still have to figure out what fairy tale I want to work with and retell.

As I have a list of open calls, which I am always adding to, I certainly have a lot to be working on. There are nine open calls that I will be sending work to over the next few months. Even though some of them have deadlines, some of them are open all year round. This will certainly give me something to work towards. Hopefully, at least one of my stories will get accepted for publication. 

With any of my short stories that I send off this year and which aren't accepted for publication, I am planning on gathering them together and creating my own short story collection, which will be self-published.