“Publishing is about she who writes and she who reads. Everyone else can lend a hand or fuck off.” Hugh[…]
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Category: For Writers
A writer’s manifesto
Joanne Harris, recently withdrew from a writers’ festival because of the organisers’ unreasonable demands. At the Manchester Literature Festival last[…]
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5 English language myths
The problem — and the delight — of the English language is that there is no such thing as Standard[…]
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My Mum
My mother died seven years ago today, barely a month after my father. Here’s the eulogy I read out at[…]
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Prolific writers
According to Guinness World Records, L. Ron Hubbard is credited with having the most published works by one author (1,084).[…]
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J K Rowling on rejection slips (and more!)
A fascinating interview with J K Rowling (AKA Robert Galbraith) in The Guardian. J K Rowling on rejection slips: …[…]
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For aspiring writers …
Show, don’t tell
Seven things writers should remember
A gentle reminder from Joe Konrath … This post goes out to no one in particular for no particular reason.[…]
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Readers and writers have the exact same goal
“Readers and writers have the exact same goal. We want to lose ourselves in story for a few hours. Readers[…]
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