Overall this was an enjoyable day with good opportunities to talk to the authors. My early thoughts were that the whole day would be nothing more than a marketing event for Faber and Faber, thankfully this was not the case. The workshop with Mick Jackson was educational in discovering how important it is to be able to switch from porject to project. Mick was a very approachable fellow and an author I will take more interest in from now on.
Sarah Hall's workshop got sidetracked from being a discussion on the influence and creation of her latest novel, "The Carhulan Army", to becoming more like the "Good Life" and grow your own vegetables. I would have liked for Sarah to discuss the process of her novel and why she prefers to use the voice of the character more than dialogue to drive the story.
Also whoever the chap was that picked up and thumbed through her book before the workshop while she was out of the room, well don't be so f***ing rude next time. You had no right to do that.
It is a pity that I had to forego Andrew Martin's workshop, as that I am sure would have been fascinating on how to research a period novel.
David
http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/events/eventdetails.asp?evDtID=41860&evID=5841
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