During the first online all-day... actually, soon after it started… I thought what a shame it would be if it only ran once every six months so it’s going to be a regular thing.
Most Mondays up to six self-published authors and/or self-publishing experts discuss a variety of topics ~ see the main Monday Mini-fest for the details. These will all be moderated by Morgen so the participants have the opportunity to chat fully. If you would, go to the Participate page for details and/or email Morgen for the information pack.
On Monday 6th April 2026, the panel listed below talked about beginnings:
- Historical fantasy novelist and short story author BB Elsin
- Crime fiction/non-fiction author and festival committee member Denise Beddows
- Children’s (as Esther Moonstomp) and short story author Esther Chilton
The discussion included:
- what should a beginning do and not do?
- how you start/ed writing your book/s once you had your idea
- what do you think of prologues?
- do beginnings differ depending on the genre/format (i.e. novels vs short stories, non-fiction, poetry if you write it)?
- your favourite openings
- anything else we could think of…
These are free events but we’re raising money for local book-related charities and we’d be really grateful if you would donate whatever you afford via the Charities & Donate page. Thank you so much.