Foyles - Friday 27th March 2009

Jay Mandal

http://www.decongested.com/

Tales of the DeCongested is meeting at 7pm on Friday 27th March 2009 at Foyle's Bookshop in London.

Visit their website for full details of this and the opportunity to run future events yourself.

Carol

Is this the one that got cancelled previously Jay?

Jay Mandal

Think so. They might even be reading one of mine!

Dwight

Let's hope so, Jay. That would be good news.

lexia

Great news, Jay. Would like to go to this Foyles place.

Betsie

Just as a matter of interest - is Foyles book shop the one that was 84 Charing Cross Road (as in the book title by Helen Hanff)?

Jay Mandal

http://www.decongested.com/

- same road, different number.

Betsie

Ta Jay - I just wondered

Jay Mandal

http://www.decongested.com/story.php?id=228

They've posted one of my flash fiction pieces on their website.

Carol

That's a good story Jay.
Have you ever considered turning that into a longer story?

Jay Mandal

The story of my life, if you forgive the expression. I've got flash fiction pieces that might work as short stories; and short stories that might work as novels - only I don't think I've got the energy/patience/whatever to do it. I even wrote to Jane Wenham Jones but, just after, they did a piece along the same lines so she said she couldn't use my letter (I read her reply to the other writer, but there was no magic wand, only hard work).

I posted piece of flash fiction on Talkback, and Bill made some suggestions. If I can find it, I'll add the link here.

But I still haven't given up hope of someone publishing my flash fiction collection.

Extra:

There are two bits on Talkback, under VERY SIMILAR titles. If you search using the word swap you'll find two swap/exchange threads. Bill's suggestion was a whisper, I'm afraid.

Carol

Perhaps you will get to doing this sometime Jay. I'm sure you can do it, you just need to find a way that works for you.