Doubt is Good

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Doubt: a feeling of uncertainty, an undecided mind, is an inevitable part of the creative process. Make friends with doubt. It can lead to major improvements in any creative project.

Hide that First Draft

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‘The first draft is just you telling yourself the story,’ according to Terry Pratchett. Ernest Hemingway said, ‘The first draft of anything is shit.’ While Stephen King believes a first draft ‘should take no more than three months’.

Call Yourself a Writer?

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Writers are people who write. It’s got nothing to do with being published by a traditional trade publisher, an independent press or self-published.

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‘Insanely unique and beautiful, questioning what actually happens to us when we die. I cannot recommend this book enough’ Purple Bookstand

Available from Amazon US and Amazon UK etc.

HOW TO GET PUBLISHED

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There are many routes to publication and the above diagram is of course simplified and slightly cynical, but then again ….

 

My Life as a Bench is out now and available from Amazon US and Amazon UK etc.

Writing Kills

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So, it’s Friday and at some point I’ll be abandoning all screens to read a paperback.

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My Life as a Bench: available now via Amazon UK and Amazon US etc.

Every Book is Somebody’s Baby

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It’s often said that writing and publishing a book is like giving birth, but it’s probably worse due to the lengthy and unpredictable gestation period that’s involved.

Anyhow, my new novel My Life as a Bench is now out and available on Amazon UK and Amazon US etc.