Super Sleuth ?

Enjoying a cup of coffee whilst sitting in the shade, yes the sun was shining, and perusing the local paper I was surprised to see my name in TJ Miles 'Splash of Colour' column:

Lastly we go even further north, all thanks to super sleuth journalist Rob Innis.........

I had mentioned a display of Rodin, including the world famous 'The Thinker' in Valencia which TJ had included in his weekly Coastrider newspaper slot.

So thanks for the mention TJ, (photo by yours truly of TJ at one of his recent exhibitions) glad to be of service.

The (as yet) Unamed Int. Writers Circle

Wow have we been busy since our Windows Messenger online conference, Mary in Oz missed out as her internet cables got too hot (incredible but true)

Susan (in the USA) is busy on final proof reads for her book and is involved with the publishing changes frenzy stateside, Jill (France) has a story in My Weekly about to appear, and everybody is sub-ing stories for critique and we have shared a mixed bag of WB experiences.........

Our leader has started the weekend (in Italy) with G and T's (I have always liked Italy) and my input amongst such distinguished company ?

Rob, thanks for all the links and information – you are a great resource!



I will settle for that - have a great weekend - wherever you are

Kindle - Wireless Reading Device

Today was my Torrevieja Writers Circle, TWC, meeting - apart from a varied selection of members contributions, poetry, fiction and a hilarious spoof piece based on 'Deal or No Deal' featuring a teddy bear the subject of Kindle was also discussed by some of us.

If you would like to know more about this electronic device for reading books check out the video which I posted on the TWC blog

Print On Demand - POD

Print On Demand, POD, means literally that - you want a book then it will be printed for you as soon as you confirm your order. This means no huge stocks of books sitting around in warehouses waiting for the orders to roll in, or not, but instead a system designed to fulfill customer orders the minute they press the button to buy online.

The machines are also be being installed at 'Point of Sale' in various shops so you can see your book being printed just for you!

Here is a video of how it works:

The New Writer Magazine

When I received an email from a member of TWC telling me that I appeared in the magazine 'The New Writer' I was rather confused. Why? Because I had not made any submissions to that magazine.

My writing circle, TWC, subscribes to the magazine so when I attended the next meeting I looked and sure enough there I was in print - courtesy of my writing associate Simon Whaley who had contributed an article regarding Writers Circles blogs.

He had asked me some time ago to send him some details of how I had setup the blog for our writers circle - which I did and which he had used as research for his article.

So now I have been in a magazine without making a submission - famous? well maybe for 15 minutes in the Andy Warhol tradition.

International Conferencing Writers Circle

Noticing a piece in the Writers News concerning an Expats Writers Circle for writers living abroad I emailed     Jo Lamb, the organiser, and was delighted to be invited to join a dedicated circle of writers living in the far flung corners of the world including Australia, USA, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Bangkok, Belgium and the UK.

Many of whom have been published (including The Oldie, incredible!) and competition winners.

Apart from emailing they also hold online meetings in which I will be participating this weekend.

The world of writing continues to shrink!

A Blog about....Blogs

My blogs on this blog -  'Rob in Espana' are mainly connected to my writing activities and those of my writing buddies and associates.

Many peoples blogs are witty anecdotal blogs concerning a particular topic close to their heart, they are usually entertaining, informative and sometimes worth a comment or two...

So today I thought I would blog here about my other blogs (confused, I promise this gets easier to follow)
therefore here are some extracts from my other blogs (the witty, anecdotal ones)

How to cause a Queue with 21,80€

I got fed up with carrying my small change around in my pocket. Because it regularly fell out, down into the gaps around my cars handbrake. Convincing me, that one day, it would cause the hand brake to fail leaving me rolling backwards down a hill in a panic.......(For more click on the title)

CRISIS OF ANOTHER KIND

Ever had one of those days when you just want to scream? The nervous breakdown is but one small incident away and you just want to time switch yourself into a different world – No? Well where do you live?

I was preparing our villa for a 2^nd viewing, yes really, in this market unbelievable – but true!
(For more click on the title)

Lucky I was Hungry

If I shared with you that I have just spent an entertaining hour in the local butchers (carniceria) you would probably think - now he really has lost it. But to understand why spending an hour in the butchers really can be a good crack you have to appreciate the facilities in [...]
(You've guessed it)


Anyway just thought I would mention my 'other' blogs....enjoy.

Great article on this millenium but oh dear

As I have blogged before writers love to receive feedback from their readers. So today via The Inland Magazine editor I received the following email from Ann P. regarding my article 'They Think It's All Over It (Nearly) Is Now' published in the November edition:

Email subject as per the title of this blog -

really enjoyed your reminder of all the things that have happened since 2000.

but what happened to a mention of the terrible bombings in London amid the joy of announcing the Olympics.
never mind cant expect you to remember everything I suppose.
keep up the great work.
regards Ann P.

Thanks for reading the article Ann and yes you are right perhaps these events should have been included.