Last
month at Nottingham Writers' Club we were given an excellent talk by
Siobhan Logan entitled Author at Work: the business end of
writing. One of the pieces of advice she gave out was concerned
with creating your writing CV. Today I've acted on that information
and rewritten my profile. I've tried to make myself seem more
interesting but I don't know if I've achieved that.
You
be the judge:
Although
he spent thirty five years as an engineer (a notoriously illiterate
profession which communicates in abbreviations and acronyms), Keith
Havers now applies his grammar school education in his occupation as
an author. He has had short stories published in various magazines
and anthologies and has also run writing workshops and judged several
competitions.
Keith
was born in Tamworth, Staffordshire where he inherited a rustic sense
of humour from his Norfolk-born father and a healthy cynicism from
his mother. He now lives with his wife in Nottingham where his time
is split between being a writer and a college supervisor.
Despite
working in the electronics industry for many years Keith is wary of
the current obsession and reliance on technology as he believes it
can stifle creativity. Also, he doesn't like the idea of carrying a
gadget in his pocket that is smarter than he is.
In his spare time he likes to take a brisk bike ride and relive his sporting achievements as a Triathlon and Powerman competitor. But his main form of exercise these days is entertaining his two grandchildren – a far more exhausting activity.
Keith's
website is at keithhavers.wordpress.com
His blog is at grammargrub.blogspot.co.uk
He is also on Twitter @KeithHavers
His blog is at grammargrub.blogspot.co.uk
He is also on Twitter @KeithHavers