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Writer’s Retreat at Chalet La Giettaz
Stories abound of writers crafting masterpieces in abject conditions. A blind John Milton doggedly recited Paradise Lost to his daughters, while Jane Austen wrote her peerless novels on odd bits of paper carefully tucked away when her social duties as lady of the house took precedence. Tolstoy scribbled Anna Karenina while running a vast... »
GET STUFFED – and other advice for travel guide writers
Wendy Mewes almost bites off more than she can chew I was asked to write the new Footprint guide to Brittany in June 2009. It looked a decent contract: reasonable recompense, good expenses, and a fairly free hand for choosing my subject matter. But as is always the case with time-sensitive publications, it turned into... »
Wendy Mewes: Writer in the Landscape
WRITER IN THE LANDSCAPE Walking and Writing Course This walking and writing course is for anyone seeking to develop their work through inspiration from the natural world and man’s complex relationship with nature. Come and explore Brittany’s immensely varied landscape as a pathway to creative resources. Location: BRITTANY, NW FRANCE A fantastic coastline and rich interior of forests... »
Wendy Mewes has a new, regular column on Brittany Writers Magazine
WENDY MEWES is the author of the Footprint Travel Guide to Brittany (2010). She has written seven other books about Brittany including Discovering the History of Brittany and Walking the Brittany Coast. As well as being a professional writer she also runs Brittany Heritage Services (www.brittanyheritageservices.com), working with tourist organisations and heritage sites to... »
Rennes, Brittany, France, June 1940. After Dunkirk, escaping to the west. Chapter 2 sequel
EDITOR’S NOTE: Following our publication of; WW2 – Tragedy in Rennes – David Grundy asked us if we would publish the fascinating sequel to the story – previously seen on the BBC website. – As the original story attracted over 19,000 readers, we are delighted to oblige David here. Rennes Monday 17th June 1940, Chapter 2. DEDICATION. This... »
Simon Gardiner: VOYAGE OF THE TALL SHIP ‘EUROPA’
While many people enjoy boat sailing around our coasts, most think that the “Age of Sail”, the great “Tall Ships”, are long gone. Search the ‘web’, there are over a dozen three masted sailing ships advertising passage. Europa was built in 1911, and served until the 1970s as Light Ship in the River Elbe. Then... »
Artists in Brittany – Inspiration and Colour
I have been living and working as a artist in Brittany for the past 3 years. It’s a beautiful picturesque region with a unique character all of its own. We have a charming cottage, here, in the hamlet of Tilibrennou, which is part of the commune of the village of Berrien and set in the... »
I Love Brittany
For me, Brittany is the most special part of France. I have visited twice, staying in a lovely old farmhouse outside a village near Bain de Bretagne, St. Anne Sur VILAINE. The house is surrounded by trees and grassland, so we mostly sat outside, watching the deer, butterflies, birds, even bats in... »
Petra – The Rose Red City
When I booked to visit Petra in Jordan, known as the rose-red city, I believed it would be a beautiful collection of buildings. But I had no idea how stunning it would be. My two days there were the two best days of my life. We had a great guide,... »
George East Column – The Reluctant Traveller!
As promised in the last edition of BWM, here is our first contribution by a travel writer who appears to be on the way to becoming a permanent writer in residence in Brittany. For his first observation on the arts, crafts and trials of writing about foreign parts, George East discusses... »
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