Hi there, it's been a long while since I posted on here. I had been running blogs via a MySpace page but have now finally set up my own free-standing website.

It's at www.hilaryfortnum.co.uk

In a nutshell - retired chap from Wetherby takes it upon himself to pester TV companies, politicians, celebrities and the great and the good of this world regarding matters as diverse as a wasps' nest in his back garden to his idea for a television programme called "Sick or Soup".

Please do take a look and let me know what you think - www.hilaryfortnum.co.uk

Kindest reagrds,

Hilary

You are fantastic, I utterly loved it all. Well done and lets hope to see more.

lown away......

Quote: writeone1 @ February 18, 2008, 2:15 AM

You are fantastic, I utterly loved it all. Well done and lets hope to see more.

lown away......

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I'm very grateful for your kind words! I certainly intend to stick around this forum and will be back. It is great to see so many creative minds at work. I commend you all!

Absolutely Genius!!! I Love It! Good Work!!

Nice idea Hilary. Not sure what you'd do if you had indeed instigated a war though!

Have you seen the following books? Your comedy is very much along those lines and I think they'd help inspire you...

Henry Root Letters
See Amazon product listing

The Timewasters Letters
See Amazon product listing

Prank The Monkey (USA)
See Amazon product listing

I'd recommend them all. A couple are listed on Amazon at 1p so it won't cost you much either! (How anyone can sell something for a penny and make a profit I don't know)

Quote: Mark @ February 21, 2008, 10:47 AM

Nice idea Hilary. Not sure what you'd do if you had indeed instigated a war though!

Have you seen the following books? Your comedy is very much along those lines and I think they'd help inspire you...

Henry Root Letters
See Amazon product listing

The Timewasters Letters
See Amazon product listing

Prank The Monkey (USA)
See Amazon product listing

I'd recommend them all. A couple are listed on Amazon at 1p so it won't cost you much either! (How anyone can sell something for a penny and make a profit I don't know)

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Thanks. I have seen the Timewasters Letters, he certainly elicits more replies than I do. I do love it when I receive a response (nearly as much as Hannibal from the A-Team loved it when a plan came together, which he really did love), however, often the joke is in the original letter rather than the polite reply. I am hoping to turn some of the blogs into a book interwoven into the life story of Hilary Fortnum, an apparently unspectacular life story made (hopefully) spectacular by humour.

I may well invest in the Henry Root books.

Kind regards etc.

Very funny indeed.

Hilary, this is just terrific. Amongst many things I would like you to have one is a regular column in one of the Nationals.

Love it.

Only read a few "letters" but I liked it very good.

I agree with all the other posts. To my mind, the best writer on this site by a Country mile.

What a wonderful and fertile imagination. Excellent stuff.

Nicely done, and quite believable, reminiscent of that cold war satire about the guy who dropped out of NATO,

Yeyyyy! Excellentey! Clever boy!

I think Hilary it is a case of getting your site read by someone in the business. There are plenty of ways to promote your stuff.

I think it is obvious your writing style is good enough and original enough to have wide audience appeal but, as I say , work on publicizing it. Have you sent the link to the BBC Writers Room ?.

I am humbled and grateful for all of your kind comments.

Nigel Tufnel - that is a challenge I intend to take up. I have had in mind both a book and a sitcom based on the life of Hilary (sadly, unlike him I work full time so it is taking me a long time!). I will soon be getting a laptop which will increase my productivity and I will hopefully get something to the BBC Writers Room soon(ish).