I signed up for a short story writing course at the Friends’ Centre when it was in the Lanes, almost ten years ago. The tutors were encouraging and I learned a lot. My first published story was in Alt-Brighton by Queenspark Press in 2006. My partner treated me to a meal at Bankers in Western Road to celebrate. The first time I felt like a writer was when I read out my winning story to a full theatre at the Ilkley Literary festival in 2009. The audience laughed at the right bits. It was a great feeling.
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