Listen Up Fantasy Fans in the UK: Book Signing Event with Bradford Author E. Rachael Hardcastle on July 1st


Date - July 1st 2017
Time - 1100-1430 hours
Location – Wrose Library, Wrose Road, Shipley, West Yorkshire, UK, BD181HX


In November 2016, local Bradford author E. Rachael Hardcastle visited Low Ash Primary School in Wrose, Shipley to deliver a creative writing workshop to their Year 6 pupils. At no charge to the school, E. Rachael Hardcastle ran several hours of idea-generating activities tailored to their topic of study, which resulted in the children writing short stories of their own.


Later that month having received and compiled the children's finished work, two independently published books titled 'Children of War' were published and delivered for the school's library, creating over 50 young authors in less than eight weeks.

At the end of January 2017, E. Rachael Hardcastle returned to the school with further copies of 'Children Of War' for the children to take home. It wasn't long before their story was picked up by a local television station, Made In Leeds, who interviewed E. Rachael Hardcastle and the children on The Lowdown Leeds show in February 2017.

To meet her local readers and aspiring writers, E. Rachael Hardcastle recently contacted Wrose Library, Wrose, Shipley to arrange a book signing event. She hopes to encourage the community to visit the library more often and to meet the hard-working volunteers there.

The event will take place on July 1st 2017 between 1100-1430 hours to celebrate both Wrose Carnival and Bradford Literary Festival. E. Rachael Hardcastle will be taking along copies of her brand new high fantasy release 'Finding Pandora' and her post-apocalyptic novel 'Aeon Infinitum: Run For Your Life' to personalise and sign for her guests.

Entry to this event will be free of charge. For more information about E. Rachael Hardcastle, her books and her workshops, please visit www.erachaelhardcastle.com.

Join other authors and bloggers around the world and support your local library!

Top tips for organising a local indie book signing:
1.     Be polite and helpful - Approach your closest library with a polite email or visit. Tell them who you are and what you do. Shake their hand and praise their space. The focus of the event should not be about the author, despite the books being yours to sign, so write your plans and the benefits to both sides on a short proposal (approx 1 side of A4). Include your details and let them think it over. Send a short follow up email if you don't hear back within a month,
2.     What can YOU offer THEM? How can you help to bring people back to the library? Some may be running entirely on funds raised by volunteers and donations, so donate one of your books to help. Offer to do a short reading, a meet and greet or writer's question time. Get some flyers printed and notify local media to increase interest. Your library will appreciate your efforts.
3.     Volunteer in your spare time. If like me you have a full time job, spare time may already be filled with writing and family life. You can still offer to help at any upcoming events. This is an ideal opportunity to promote yourself and your work while also helping your venue. If your help isn't required and you're available on a one-off day, attend as a guest.
4.     Be present on their social media and website, if they have one. Actively promote the library by re-tweeting their posts and liking their page. Recommend the library to friends and family or on your own online presence as an ideal spot for after-school study, safe internet usage and socialising.

A few questions for the author:

1) When/how did you realize you want to be a writer? In secondary school, we took part in writing inspirational poems (Martin Luther King) for a collection that would be published. Only so many were selected, including my own. I realised I could write so challenged myself to write something longer and fictional, like a novel. At the age of 18 I had my first book published.

2) If you could be a character from a book, who would you be?
There are so many books out there I love, so I'll go with one of my own. From Finding Pandora, I'd be Arriette Monroe. She's a strong, independant female figure. She loves to read, she's brave, but she's still a quirky human beneath her outer, supernatural shell. She has so many wonderful, exciting adventures and has a lot of loyal friends to rely on.

3) Did you ever get negative feedback on your writing and if so, how did you deal with it?
There's one review that still bugs me a little when I read it. It comments on the research and how the events aren't realistic. Sometimes, despite how hard we work or study, we can't please everyone. I read the review, made notes and moved on. There were plenty of brilliant reviews on there, too, so it's important you look at what people are saying overall instead of concentrating on one negative thing.

4) What author (dead or alive) would you like to interview and why?
Mitch Albom. I am in awe of how inspirational his books are and how he can change so many lives for the better. If I could meet or talk to him about how he does this time and time again, that would be awesome.

5) What would be the title of a memoir about your life?
Hmm, perhaps 'An Anxious Imagination'. I suffer on and off with anxiety and I often turn to writing when I'm struggling. My imagination helps me through it, but it can also make it so much worse because I tend to over think and worry unnecessarily.

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