{"id":257,"date":"2015-05-29T18:21:03","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T18:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.factorfictionpress.co.uk\/?p=257"},"modified":"2015-05-29T18:21:03","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T18:21:03","slug":"here-there-and-everywhere-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factorfictionpress.co.uk\/?p=257","title":{"rendered":"Here, there and everywhere in May"},"content":{"rendered":"

May turned into a very busy month for us with lots of events with some kind of creative connection…<\/p>\n

First off was a visit to The Lakes with friends from The Speculators writing group. No writing was done, but we did lots of sight-seeing of writing-related places.<\/p>\n

\"Writers<\/a><\/p>\n

Writers in the rain – at Wordsworth’s favourite writing spot.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Applied<\/a>

Applied Comics Network Event – information, educational & factual comics.<\/p><\/div>\n

Next up was a trip down to London for the inaugural Applied Comics Network<\/a> Event, which I had been invited to speak at about the sessions I do at work about using comics to communicate research. I’ve blogged this in detail over on my work blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We both did readings at the latest Fox Bites<\/a> event, which is a Leicester\u00a0event for writers to read 5 minutes extracts of their work in a relaxed atmosphere in a local cafe. Organised by the lovely Adele (aka Aunty Fox) of Fox Spirit Books<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Jay<\/a>

Jay entertains the audience with a sci-fi tale.<\/p><\/div>\n

Jay read his short story Spare Change<\/em>, which originally appeared in Murky Depths<\/em>. While I read Once in a Blue Moon<\/em>, a piece of flash fiction I wrote for the event.<\/p>\n

The others writers who read were:<\/p>\n