If you’re a writer, the company of other writers is an important, necessary joy and I loved our latest Rose Lane Writers session in Canterbury Waterstones on Monday. What a talented, lovely lot they are.

Our monthly group meets again on Monday 14 October – usual place, usual time. All you need to bring with you is your imagination and whatever writing materials you like best. The sessions are free and everyone is welcome.

Meanwhile, you might enjoy Marina Warner’s BBC radio programmes about storytelling here.