Hosted on Charlotte's Blog today.

I am guest author over on romance author Charlotte Howard's great blog today. I wrote a small piece titled, Use it or lose it. Why not click on the link below and give it a read. 

http://choward2614.wordpress.com/mary-t-bradford

Thanks to Charlotte for hosting me today.  

First festival down, bring on the next!

Happily chatting to the crowd. 

My afternoon date on Saturday the 19th. March, to speak about my writing life at Kanturk Arts Festival 2016 went so well. I really enjoyed it, yes I was a little nervous to start but then I relaxed and I was off. Those that know me will tell you, once I get talking, I can go forever!
But honestly, it was wonderful. I chatted, the audience asked questions, we shared and ran over the time allotted. This was my first time speaking at a festival and I so thoroughly enjoyed it. I am so grateful to have been given the opportunity to share with others about why I write and what it means to me.

It was indeed a busy weekend and while I was there, I came across a talented man who sculpted wood with a chainsaw. It was amazing to watch this man at work. I have placed a few photos of his great work here. He created birds and animals. It was magical to watch him work.

Chainsaw Sculpture

Check out his work at the following link:
www.le-cheile.com and click on Fear na coillte.

Chainsaw Sculpture

 The following evening, the 20th, at the festival, I even had my fifteen minutes of fame at the poetry slam evening when a lovely lady approached me and asked me was I, Mary Bradford the writer? I said yes, and she told me she recognised me from Facebook. I was delighted. Plus she had read my book and loved it. So one festival down, bring on the next one!

MARCH FUN AT KANTURK ARTS FESTIVAL.

GUEST AUTHOR IN KANTURK ARTS FESTIVAL MARCH 2016

Mary Bradford is a novelist and playwright from North Cork. Her debut novel, My Husband’s Sin, is a great success and she is now working on the sequel. Her plays have been both staged and produced and to add another aspect of writing to her already full CV, Mary is at present undertaking a film script course. Her books and an anthology of short stories, are all available on Amazon, and all online sites. To find out more about Mary and her books, she can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin.

READ MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL AT THE FOLLOWING LINK.

https://www.facebook.com/Kanturk-Arts-Festival-347366428711953/