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writing neuroses
http://writingneuroses.blogspot.com/
The art and business of writing short fiction for profit by a published writer, editor and slush pile reader
- Added on: Apr 6th, 2006
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
Recent Posts
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‘Platform’ and how to think about itWe’re told that all writers need a platform. This is not the creaky stage on which the Women’s Institute sings Jerusalem, but the underpinning material of a marketing strategy.The very word makes most write...
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Writing workshops, words and wearinessI have a cold. A really stinking, streaming, vile and intractable cold. So if you were expecting to hear from me, and haven’t, this is why.But even if I’m not up to much, the world moves on. Todd has produced...
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Growing as a writer (and as a person)I am doing something this weekend that absolutely terrifies me. Sketchcrawl is worldwide activity but in Brighton, at the Jubilee Library, at midday on Saturday 21st November, it will be happening to me!I am a ter...
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Sooo… the things I wanted to talk about:Jim Murdoch’s new novel, Stranger than Fiction. I really enjoyed this, and Jim’s profoundly idiosyncratic view of the world is always fascinating. I tried to come up with one of those pithy one-liners tha...
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Missing In ActionThat's what I am, and I apologise to you for it. But by next week I hope to be back with:1. A book review2. Commentary on a day in the life of a writer3. A short rant about writers who won't start and writers who won't stop.Until the...
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October – a writing Indian summer?Right, final reminder for Fear of the Dark – should be a night to remember! Tickets are £5 or £4 for concessions available on the night or in advance from the Marlborough Theatre, Brighton or fearofthedark.even...
