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.

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.