writerslife - Geoff Palmer - Award-Winning Author

The world’s richest short story prize: a warning

“The large print giveth and the small print taketh away,” is a phrase that may well apply to what’s claimed[…]

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People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned. Saul Bellow Saul Bellow (1915-2005) is regarded as[…]

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The ticking clock on The Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award shows that entries close in a little over five[…]

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Back in 2010, a survey of book buying behaviour in the US returned the following figures: Author reputation 52% Personal[…]

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“Anatidaephobia: the fear that somewhere in the world, a duck or a goose is watching you. Not attacking or touching,[…]

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A writer takes earnest measures to secure his solitude and then finds endless ways to squander it. Don DeLillo

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In late December 2005, J K Rowling’s original website, jkrowling.com, contained the following message: Until very recently, JKRowling.com was a[…]

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Write the kind of story you would like to read. People will give you all sorts of advice about writing,[…]

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If you use, or are considering using, Patreon, you might like to take a look at their Terms of Use first. Particularly this clause:

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Writing isn’t easy and, even after you’ve been doing it for a few years, you’re still a novice. If you[…]

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