Our third day, Saturday, 5 April, of the Fiction for Fun festival offers a whirlwind of exploration, discovery and research. Discovering the elements that make the story authentic and drawing on experiences, events and education to bring your reader into a world of discovery for themselves.

We are excited to start with Ted Winter, the author of the Bear Hoskins trilogy, joining us for coffee. He will share his research process and perhaps confide in us what he realises now he could or maybe should have done differently. He will talk about his current work in progress and how his research is going while he juggles work and writing novels.

Ted taught French, German and Spanish for 27 years before taking up writing. He had two A level study guides published before the lure of light-hearted fiction proved irresistible. His three novels to date The Enigma of Four, To the End of the World … and Beyond and The Curious Pathways of Persistence have all been published by Olympia. When not writing, Ted enjoys travelling, country walks and tennis. He lives in Dorset.

Join Ted as he explores all aspects of getting it right in a novel and how he weaves enough knowledge into a novel without turning it into a travel guide.

Free tickets are available here