After I finished editing my preferred Lanhydrock image, I was planning to use it for my double page spread, with an article alongside it featuring a story relating to the hauntings allegedly spotted at Lanhydrock. However, I felt like this image would have worked more effectively as a cover image, as it is successfully representing my Halloween theme whilst showing that the magazine is remaining regional. As a result I began to work on my front cover, but I was still unsure on what to feature in my double spread. I attended a careers assembly held for the Year 8's where Ruth Saberton, the famous author living in Cornwall, was giving an inspirational speech on her career journey. This remains relevant to my regional magazine because she is based in Cornwall and used to be an English and Media teacher at Bodmin College, but she now dedicates herself to writing fiction novels set in Cornwall.
Ruth Saberton notes:
- Worked at the school/Bodmin College as an English teacher, but wanted to be an author
- Continuously wrote stories and sent them to newspapers, but they always got sent back
- Carried on writing in her spare time and getting rejected
- Went to Lanhydrock and saw a man selling books, who said 'write about what you know'
- Wrote a book about an English teacher wanting to be an author, living in Cornwall
- Picked up by Richard (from Richard and Judy) who read it and liked it
- It was then published and became successful
- She has now written around 30 books
- Wrote whilst teaching abroad (in the Caribbean)
- Gave up teaching 2 years ago to write full time
- Usually involves horses, teaching, Cornwall
- Wrote a book, published it and donated the money to charity
- Uses teaching experiences (and war poetry) in her work
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