{"id":7751,"date":"2016-12-18T06:59:24","date_gmt":"2016-12-18T06:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=7751"},"modified":"2020-12-30T15:44:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T15:44:53","slug":"a-special-anthology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=7751","title":{"rendered":"A special anthology"},"content":{"rendered":"
A lovely volume – beautifully produced.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I am becoming very fond of the postman \u2013 he (or more accurately, they) keep bringing me such lovely surprises.<\/p>\n

This time it was an elegant volume called Notes On A Page, which combines creativity and talent with the desire to help others.<\/p>\n

The book is a collection of short works from She Voices \u2013 a group of women writers based in Richmond. Back in May, I had the opportunity to meet them and spent a very pleasant evening in their company<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As a result of that meeting, they invited me to join this book. All the profits from the book are going to Refuge<\/a>, a charity which helps women and children who are victims of domestic violence. This is a cause I believe in, and it\u2019s a theme I have visited more than once in my own writing.<\/p>\n

I was very happy to give them a story \u2013 House Rules \u2013 which has an unashamedly feminist theme, very much in keeping with some of the other works in the anthology.<\/p>\n

When the book arrived, I took great delight in reading through the other works. What a range. There is poetry, song lyrics and a wide variety of stories touching on many themes. But what the book really brought home to me was the amazing support the group gives all its members. Writing can be a lonely and heat-breaking thing, and we all need support from time to time.<\/p>\n

So \u2013 if you are a writer \u2013 or dream of being a writer \u2013find a group like She Voices\u2026 like-minded souls who will offer support and friendship, a shoulder to cry on or a cheer to celebrate good news. And along the way, you might also get the chance to offer a helping hand to a group like Refuge.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to pick up a copy of Notes on a Page \u2013 you can find it here\u2026.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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