A while back I asked Lee Child a question. Not in person, but via a Goodreads author promotion, and he[…]
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The collective insanity of the publishing industry
“Publishing is about she who writes and she who reads. Everyone else can lend a hand or fuck off.” Hugh[…]
Read moreJ 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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Seven things writers should remember
A gentle reminder from Joe Konrath … This post goes out to no one in particular for no particular reason.[…]
Read moreReaders 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[…]
Read moreThe Myth of The Lazy Writer
Hugh Howey, writing in Publishers Weekly; The hardest part of getting a book published is the actual writing. All it[…]
Read moreThe benefit of my experience
Or how John Steinbeck kept from going nuts … … let me give you the benefit of my experience in[…]
Read moreWhy is English spelling so weird?
First Drafts
From Neil Cross’s excellent essay on the subject: First drafts, man. They’re just shit. … You’ve got to trust your[…]
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