[Terry Pratchett] Eight Typed Letters Signed or "initialled" (a squiggle) to Sally Worboyes of Fen Farm Arts Ltd (seminars for would-be writers, Pratchett being one of the well-known tutors).

Eight typed letters, total nine pages, 4to, varying in length from 2 or 3 lines to a page and a half. Subjects include: (1991) payment of invoices for tutoring at courses; travelling expenses; request for list of participants so that he can send an "encouraging letter" in a few months; difficulties organising the time to contribute the next year, given commitments; the next year, September date immediately after World SF convention, too soon; (1992) discussion of the value of the "one-to-one meetings, and how he taught ("plot-doctoring"); he's recommended one student to an editor; he'd like a week himself in which he had nothing to do but write; Page added to letter dated 1 Nov. 1992 in which he discusses the possible purchase by him of Fen Farm to keep it going; (1993) Pleasure that they got through a "rocky patch"; free for net year so far; pursuing promise of student mentioned before (editorial)("For God's sake don't tell amnyone I put in a word, though -- the office would vanish under MSS if it got about."); more about the pressures of non-writing life and wishing for time to write; (1994) problems with new batch - junior members, having to adapt to younger students; Society of SAuthors - Chairman; declining an invitation - "I'll not even be in the country". WITH: Two relevant photographs: one, c.14.5 x 10cm, b & white, Pratchett sitting at a tablke with his students; two, c.8 x 12cm, Sally Worboyes standing with Terry Pratchett.