As well as the imminent publication of my second poetry collection, That Little Voice, (copyright Virginia Betts, 2023) being on the horizon, I have also been busy putting together the second collection of stories. The amazing Lyn Stuart is once again illustrating for me. I’ve got the usual gothic, ghosts and other supernatural tales, butContinue reading “A taste of things to come!”
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Book events coming up!
Please join me to grab a copy of Tourist to the Sun, my poetry collection, and/orThe Camera Obscure, my gothic story collection. This follows being one of the winning authors for the inaugural fringe event. Come and meet me – I’ll be in festive mode and obligatory funny hat, signing copies and having a chat!Continue reading “Book events coming up!”
I won a thing!
My new flash fiction story, Writer’s Block, a weird and twisty supernatural tale which will resonate with any creator, will be performed by an actor from Quirkhouse Theatre on Saturday 7th October at the Library in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. It was one of the winning stories at the first Fringe Festival for the area.Continue reading “I won a thing!”
Female empowerment at Primadonna: supporting and inspiring writers.
I have just spent most of the weekend at the thinking woman’s equivalent of Glasto for writers and I am feeling inspired. Last year I performed at Primadonna as Anne Boleyn’s angry ghost but I didn’t get much time to look around fully. If you aren’t aware, Primadonna is a festival held in the lovelyContinue reading “Female empowerment at Primadonna: supporting and inspiring writers.”
David Lloyd Book Club July: The Smallest Man by Frances Quinn.
The book club in July proved to be excellent fun and provided the opportunity for some lively chat. We had to cancel the one in June due to traffic of all things, so we actually read two books. The Smallest Man was the one from June, and this meeting was much anticipated as the Author,Continue reading “David Lloyd Book Club July: The Smallest Man by Frances Quinn.”
The Adventures of Maximillian Khartoum the third (Written and invented by Virginia Betts, July 2023, copyright Virginia Betts 2023.)
I have many projects, and books to finish and publish. So for a bit of fun, this will be a running series about a Ginger cat called Max. Tune in for episodes daily/weekly – as often as I can keep them up! Prologue: An introduction to Max. Every day for a month, Max took aContinue reading “The Adventures of Maximillian Khartoum the third (Written and invented by Virginia Betts, July 2023, copyright Virginia Betts 2023.)”
Published projects in July
Apart from my acting work this month, I have also managed to get some other creative work published. The first is a poem, Shallow Grave in the River Gipping, published on YouTube (Black Shadow Lit) this month, and inspired in a workshop and talk by the writer James Jenkins author of Parochial Pigs and Sun-BleachedContinue reading “Published projects in July”
To the New Year!
So, I am back. Today is one of those days where I just ave no energy and want to spend it hunkered down indoors in a cosy hoodie. I juts spent 1 hour deleting old emails, and I still have 8000 to go. Any suggestions? I find this gives me an utter headache and IContinue reading “To the New Year!”
The Dead Poets!
I am delighted to announce that the Dead Poets are now a theatre company and you can find us on Facebook. We are performing first at Gainsborough library in Ipswich https://www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/whats-on/the-dead-poets-present-a-ghostly-afternoon-of-performance and then at Cambridge Tall Trees. We’d love you to join us or like our page! https://www.facebook.com/The-Dead-Poets-Theatre-Company-105571079005455 Our second performance will be very spectacularContinue reading “The Dead Poets!”
Writing my book, The Camera Obscure:Story 6 A Gallery of Tigers.
This story is a really strange one, but one I am proud of. It is a magical realist story, but it is really about abuse. The child, William, is treated very badly by his father and to escape him he finds himself disappearing into a painting and transforming. There are a lot of dark issuesContinue reading “Writing my book, The Camera Obscure:Story 6 A Gallery of Tigers.”
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