[Frederick Forsyth] Two Typed Letters Signed "Frederick Forsyth" to Sally Worboyes, organiser and hostess of Fen Farm Arts Ltd (seminars for would-be writers)

One page each, obl. 12mo, good condition. (1992) He has to disappoint her. He receives "a constant stream of requests for appearances, lectures, utorials, charity fun runs, mixed in with pleas for book reviews, the reading of unpublished manuscriipts, help[ to find an agent,help to get published, etc. Heart-touching as these requests are, I fel I really have to stick to my guns and decline if I am to get any work done for myself. | At the moment I am head down in research for the novel I have to write next Spring and will not really see light above the horizon for about twelve months."; (1993) He has to decline again. "To be very frank, I have a deep seated horror of all forms of public speaking, lecturing, addressing audiences, etc. As a result, I tend to avoid committing myself either to give a speech or to act as tutor or teacher."