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’.

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.

My Miserable Month at Buckingham Palace

Most writers have to supplement their income from time to time. My working life started at Buckingham Palace but it wasn’t an altogether pleasant experience. You can read about it on the excellent book review website Literogo.