Good news for writers in Cornwall, particularly in the Falmouth area. The well known writer, Patricia Finney, has set up a café in Penryn called Words.
Patricia is well known for her historical crime novels set mainly in the Elizabethan era and her children’s books about a very stupid Labrador called Jack and his adventures in the human world.
On Saturdays Patricia is to hold creative writing clinics between 11-3 every Saturday, where writers can turn up, pay £5 and receive a consultation with a writer who’s been a published novelist for 30 years and worked as a freelance journalist and sub-editor.
“I’ve always loved hanging around in coffee shops, drinking good coffee and eating cakes,” Patricia said, “and have written several of my books in them. So I decided to become a coffee shop entrepreneur myself and open the kind of place where I would like to sit and write.”
In fact, she’s offering a unique service. “Bring me your problems and I bet I can solve them.”
Sounds too good to be true.
You know we always take our elderly friend James out for coffee on Saturdays? I know exactly where we’ll go this time.
20 comments:
What a brilliant idea (and why didn't I think of that)! Let us know how you get on.
wow. that sounds like the kind of place i'd go, too. especially the cakes part.
That's a great idea! I wish we had something like that here.
Ah, that's the new coffee shop I walk past on my lunch breaks! I think business has been a bit quiet for her at the moment. It's an excellent idea, I think I might have to pop in there myself.
RT
What a great idea, I wish I lived near...
Suzie sews
I think it sounds very interesting. Let us know how it goes.
Maybe she'll franchise??
wakeup - it sounds good doesn't it? I certainly will!
Laurie - that's what I thought. And dear James will love the coffee and cakes!
MissU - I think it's a great idea. But how is she going to run a coffee shop and write her books?
RT - oh do and let me know. Or we should have our next writing meeting there perhaps....
Suzie - good to meet you and please call back soon!
Correspondent - I will reoprt back, never fear! A franchise sounds great.
What a great idea!
Sally - I know it's been done in the States but not so much here. Seems crazy. Waterstones should set up a franchise. No actually not them but someone!
That sounds just so lovely.
Where you live sounds just about perfect:-)
Looking forward to hearing how it goes.
x
What a great idea, I bet your can't wait for Saturday!
Oh lucky you - sounds great.
Oh I wish I lived somewhere literary! What a great idea!
Oh for a literary, dog-friendly, comfortable cafe, serving high-fat cakes and loose-leaf tea.... I'd never leave.... Perhaps I'll open one, should a wealthy benefactor leave me a lot of money.....
It must be wonderful to sit in such a literary café and be surrounded by like minded people and be helped by such a kind writer. I don't think we have anything like that around here. Let us know how much you enjoy that.
lane - yes, I can't wait!
Ak - roll on Saturday...
ChrisH - I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.
helenm - good to meet you ad please call back again!
Graham - I don't know if they allow dogs - rather suspect not with health and safety and stuff but I will ask and report back!
Sweet Irene - it seems quiet a novel idea (pardon the pun!) will let you know how it goes..
£5 a session? how much for her to come up north and ghost write my blog for me, sigh
wow! great idea. nice information sharing. like your blog.
- St Austell
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