
The festival go-round
Back from the archives of England and cemeteries of France, the ideal might have been some concentrated time to focus on the new novel. Instead I went into a hectic round of festivals and events that has at times felt non-stop. Two days after arriving in NZ (back to back long-hauls: why would you?) I was back on a plane heading for Christchurch's WORD Writers and Readers Festival. Diving in at the deep end I did my first Pecha Kucha a few hours after arriving (and what an exp