Foggy Vista

October? Looks more like November today! Every moisture molecule is chilled, so when it seeps through your body it freezes you to the core. It’s a cold day today.

Harley’s Mountain

Climb the mountain that isn’t a mountain, in the November 2016 issue of Country Walking magazine (out now). Harley’s Mountain is near Lingen, in Herefordshire, is the focus of this …

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Mellow Mistiness

A morning of mellow autumnal mistiness, as the sun slowly burns away the mist in South Shropshire’s valleys …

Sailing Breezes

A day visit to Exmoor, and a walk past Wimbleball Lake, where the sailors were busy making the most of the Exmoor breeze. Quite calming to stand and watch them.

Cloud Forms

High cloud above Hope Bowdler hill this morning, but low, low cloud smothering Caer Caradoc. What wonderful variety of clouds.

Animal Magic

Spotted on my walk, this evening. A young wood mouse, or field mouse, I think. He let me get very close, which was wonderful to see, but thankfully he made …

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Cracked Clouds

There are a few breaks in the clouds today … but they look more like ‘cracks’ in the cloud base, rather than breaks. Crazy paving in the sky?

October Sunshine Snapper

Lovely to see Shefali using my October sunshine image on the lunchtime regional news programme today. (and it also appeared on the BBC Shropshire news website).

Letter Feedback

It’s always nice when a reader writes in to a magazine’s letters page to comment on an article you’ve written (hopefully, for the right reasons!). So I was especially delighted …

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Agent Attraction

Agent Attraction - Writing Magazine - November 2016 issue
Agent Attraction – Writing Magazine – November 2016 issue

Attracting an agent can be the start of a long business relationship. Simon Whaley flirts with two agents to learn more about the wooing process.

At this time of year many literary agents are talking Frankfurt. The Frankfurt Book Fair is one of the biggest gatherings of publishing professionals in the world. Over 600 agents from more than 300 agencies from over 30 countries will get together around tables at its Literary Agent and Scout Fair to negotiate rights and deals. As Jonny Geller, literary agent and joint CEO of agency Curtis Brown, says on the Frankfurt Book Fair website, ‘The Frankfurt Book Fair can transform the hopes and dreams of an author. A place where a book can go from a local idea to a global phenomenon.’

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