A KINVER author will explain how would-be novelists can write and publish their own books during a talk at the village library.

Tom Bryson, who writes crime and thriller novels, including the critically acclaimed ‘Too Smart to Die‘, will speak at Kinver Community Library on Thursday, March 9, at 7.30pm.

The author is inviting anyone who has ever thought of writing novels, personal or family memoirs, children’s books, short stories or poems to the event, where he will reveal how to produce books at minimal cost.

Tom said: “Given the advent of digital technology and print-on-demand publishing, the days are gone when you needed to buy a shedful of books to get an economic print run and then traipse the shops and streets to sell them.

“If you’re prepared to take the learning curve and get to grips with word processing and formatting for internet uploads, you can do it – or perhaps there’s a 14-year-old you can collar to help!”

Tickets for the talk at the newly-launched Vicarage Drive community library cost £2. For more information visit www.kinvercommunitylibrary.co.uk