Caveat emptor – Cold River Review I’ve heard recently that a second writer of my acquaintance has had work republished in Cold River Review. Hurrah for them, you might think – but it’s not. You see, neither writer had given permission for their work to be used, or even been contacted to ask if this […]
The Brighton Reading That’s me, waving my arms around and pulling faces, as usual. The reading and launch went really well, I thought, and I’m extremely thankful that we did it on Thursday, because by Friday we had small rivers heading down every road to Brighton sea-front, and nobody would have wanted to plough through […]
Brighton Reading tonight! This is where we’ll be tonight, well, downstairs actually, in The Cella at The Sanctuary, in Brighton. It’s a venue I’ve read at several times, and really love; it’s intimate and very sophisticated, and of course, the food upstairs is superlative. So apart from the perennial fear that nobody will turn up […]
Two Tall Tales and One Short Novel The first reading, at Foyles, went amazingly well! My fellow novella-ists (hideous coinage, I know) turned out to be accomplished readers and it was a pleasure to listen to them. The audience – dare I say crowd? – was supportive, charming and purchased lots of books, and it […]
If you want to be a writer … some writing rules Me and Heinlein. We agree on stuff. But there are caveats. The wonderful Heinlein had five writing rules: Rule One: You Must WriteRule Two: Finish What Your StartRule Three: You Must Refrain From Rewriting, Except to Editorial OrderRule Four: You Must Put Your Story […]
Final reminder! The launch of Two Tall Tales and One Short Novel will take place on Tuesday 10th July, 7pm, at Foyles Bookshop, The 2nd Floor Gallery Space, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB. There will be readings, wine, and book signings. If you’re a blog reader, please come along and introduce yourself – […]
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