Nov 5, 2012 Posted by Barbara Haworth-Attard

Some thoughts on writing

A student asked me some questions about how I came to be writing and I thought other readers might be interested in my answers. I’ve always had a love of words and visited our town library every Saturday. My Mom would actually tell me to stop reading and go outside and play. I also kept diaries from the time I was ten years old. But writing was never considered a career way back when I was a kid.... read more

Nov 4, 2012 Posted by Barbara Haworth-Attard

Teen Workshop November 10, 2012

Don’t forget to join me for a teen workshop on November 10, 2012.  Details in the poster below. read more

Sep 25, 2012 Posted by Barbara Haworth-Attard

Creative Writing Class with Me!

A creative writing class I’ll be teaching in October. Would love to see you there! The most essential ingredient of creative writing is how to develop a writer’s perception. With reference to character, dialogue, plot and structure, we will learn how to look at the world with a writer’s eye and come away full of telling details that in turn enrich the written word. Fee: $195.70 01LC Tue... read more

Sep 20, 2012 Posted by Barbara Haworth-Attard

A Teen Writing Workshop at London Public Library

Come out and enjoy the afternoon with me! It’s all about books and writing. read more

Sep 6, 2012 Posted by Barbara Haworth-Attard

What a summer!

What a summer! The end of June my son and his wife and two grandkids arrived from Texas for a long visit. Was absolutely wonderful. July 9th, my younger son and his wife had a baby girl, can’t have too many grandkids, and August 1st we moved. Probably the most exhausted I have been in a very, very long time. My first reaction to the country: Panic. What have done? It’s so much lawn…. But... read more