Today I interviewed an author from Southampton called Penny Legg.Something she said: "If you write about something that doesn't interest you your enthusiasm will not be reflected - write about the things that you are interested in."
Doesn't that just sum up the fact why I didn't exactly love the first semester. Too much news writing, I can't write about things that I don't feel for.
Penny is an extremely knowledgeable lady and very interesting she has a lot to tell from the stories people tell her to the stories of how she gathered the information for her books. As I sat in the Art House Cafe in Southampton sipping coffee with her I was thinking: "Wow, I would love to know the things this lady does, I would love to have the experience she has." It was truly inspiring.
Something else she said: “You always think you know everything but as you get older and the more you learn you realise you don’t actually know that much.”
I liked that. It's so true though isn't it. You always think you know it all until you meet someone else who teaches you something and you think: "Wow, I don't know that much." We are always learning though aren't we? We learn from experiences and other people.
Penny has written three books, 'Folklore of Hampshire' 'Southampton, then and now' and her most recent 'Haunted Southampton' with two others due to be released later this year. 'Winchester: History you can see.' and 'Voices of Southampton'
She is also an editor, photographer and a tutor and has had many articles published in various different publications. She has lived in many different countries including the Carribean Island, Anguilla where she took courses in Scuba Diving which became a big interest of hers.
It really was inspiring to talk to this lady and the interview gave me more enthusiasm and determination to be an excellent writer.
I have written a piece on Penny and her books for Solent Splash.
http://www.pennylegg.com/index.html
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