The glory of Galleys I can’t think of a greater solitary pleasure than getting galley proofs through the post. It’s the precursor to ‘the book’ or ‘the magazine’ and it validates the writer as a ‘real’ professional. Working through galleys is something I love to do – although it’s nitpicking effort and galleys are often […]
Writing Ethics – voice and appropriation of voice Voice is what all writers of literary fiction are supposed to strive for: that distinctive, ‘hooky’ element of writing that gives personality to the prose, rather than the protagonist. Appropriation of voice is a politically correct term that says certain people aren’t allowed to write in the […]
BEATING WRITER’S BLOCK 1 – Dealing with panic on sitting down to write Why do we fear the whiteness of a blank page? For many reasons: Because the process of writing is mysterious. Because we’re not sure where the ideas come from: just as an idea springs to life from nowhere, so might it disappear. […]
So, what do you know about sex (and literature)? Only Richard Allan Cooper was brave enough to guess who said what, so for the rest of you, here are the answers! Who said this about sex? A widespread taste for pornography means that nature is alerting us to some threat of extinction. J G Ballard, […]
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