Posts Tagged ‘European Writers Salon’
Life in Málaga—Murals, Actors, Writers, and Book Birthday
September ended with the release of my latest book, Ofelia and Norma. Yay! But the month also included an art walk, a film festival, and of course book and writing stuff. Our self-directed Spanish conversation group, Las Charlatanas, took a walk in the Las Lagunillas barrio just north of the Centro Historico. The neighborhood is…
Read MoreLife in Málaga—Life according to Vincent (Van Gogh)
June began with a trip to Amsterdam for a European Writers Salon literary meetup that featured a reading, a book crawl, and a canal boat ride with writing prompts. I listened to an eclectic lineup of Dutch, British, Turkish, Italian, North American, and other writers share their work. I bought a book at each stop…
Read MoreLife in Málaga—Hey, look at me!
It’s been the month of Carnaval, the month of new connections, and the month that begins the hey-look-at-me prelude to the release of my new book. Let’s start with hey, look at me! My new book, my fourth book of fiction, comes out September 29, 2026. That’s eight months of me saying pre-order my book!…
Read MoreLife in Málaga—Crying while learning Spanish (and triumphing)
Learning Spanish has always come with an emotional element for me. But I hadn’t cried while learning Spanish until this month. I took the insane step of signing up for a creative writing workshop at the local library here in Málaga. I’d written some short pieces in Spanish, usually essays, for my online teacher Nathalie…
Read MoreLife in Málaga—with jaunts to Brussels, Paris, Nantes
September brought another opportunity for travel, starting with Brussels, where in addition to ogling the sites such as the Grand-Place above, I attended the European Writers Salon yearly conference. I went because I wanted to be in a physical space with other writers. Also, I’d never been to Belgium. I’ve never been to a lot…
Read MoreLife in Málaga—Mostly about books
The Non-Book Stuff The big event in April was Semana Santa but having witnessed the spectacle up close the two previous years, I was happy to give it and the crowds a pass this time. The only procession I watched materialized at 3:30 in the morning a half-block from our apartment as I was awakened…
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