tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post3307601191098363870..comments2024-03-28T07:00:05.364+00:00Comments on More than Writers: It's Colin's fault I'm writing this - by Fran Hillauntyamohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213728883228063200noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-25108430365451006722015-07-07T20:26:25.038+01:002015-07-07T20:26:25.038+01:00Daphne du Maurier, yes. A main influence on me too...Daphne du Maurier, yes. A main influence on me too. Such a good writer - I love her short stories. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-61029157126755867932015-07-07T20:07:30.668+01:002015-07-07T20:07:30.668+01:00I think probably my English teacher who was very p...I think probably my English teacher who was very pretty and told me I could write. Also Daphne du Maurier and Maeve Binchy all of which I read as a teenager. Great post :)Deborah Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156120348177986321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-14951929840284178952015-07-07T17:57:39.288+01:002015-07-07T17:57:39.288+01:00Thanks, Joy. And thanks for tweeting it! Thanks, Joy. And thanks for tweeting it! Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-26608004846180170192015-07-07T16:57:43.212+01:002015-07-07T16:57:43.212+01:00Colin has a way with words, as do you, Fran. This ...Colin has a way with words, as do you, Fran. This made me laugh and learn. Not a bad combination. Thank you! :) xJoy Lentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486637586238798088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-16130910091352114872015-07-07T10:27:15.257+01:002015-07-07T10:27:15.257+01:00Adrian Plass, yes! Our household was obsessed with...Adrian Plass, yes! Our household was obsessed with him when the kids were growing up. A key influence on me too especially in the days when I wrote a column for the Christian Herald about the idiosyncrasies of church members and church life!Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-75603119487195093342015-07-06T22:23:18.082+01:002015-07-06T22:23:18.082+01:00Thanks for this, Fran. You have a knack for making...Thanks for this, Fran. You have a knack for making me smile, and then - while I'm still chortling - challenging me to keep honing my skills. My main influence? I started out wanting to write devotional material, so I was inspired by Tozer, Packer and Cynthia Heald. Then I discovered I like making people laugh - so Adrian Plass was someone to look up to.Fiona Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01803986871462903904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-12483406307208171682015-07-06T20:18:18.670+01:002015-07-06T20:18:18.670+01:00I think Enid Blyton probably influenced me too. I ...I think Enid Blyton probably influenced me too. I used to memorise whole pages of her books. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-45133675626856288562015-07-06T20:17:38.561+01:002015-07-06T20:17:38.561+01:00I did it the other way round when I did my Cycling...I did it the other way round when I did my Cycling Proficiency. My foster parents made me take it, at the age of 18, with the local Junior School 10 year olds. Very embarrassing. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-74345497918852608242015-07-06T16:54:39.191+01:002015-07-06T16:54:39.191+01:00I'm going to have to say it was Enid Blyton! I...I'm going to have to say it was Enid Blyton! I loved her adventure stories from a young age, and she made me want to create characters who did exciting and intrepid things! I did have a couple of English teachers who loved my stories and so they were a great encouragement too,SC Skillmanhttp://www.scskillman.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-63364980360776589272015-07-06T11:16:30.666+01:002015-07-06T11:16:30.666+01:00Thanks, Fran. The only Creative Writing group I co...Thanks, Fran. The only Creative Writing group I could find in Banbury when I started was the U3A one, and yes, I was far too young to be eligible for membership. But they let this young whippersnapper in, and encouraged me that they thought I COULD WRITE. :-)Philip S Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09309352158459853854noreply@blogger.com