Remember this “before” pix, to the left? That was my new table that we didn’t know how to turn up the right way! Well here are the “after” pix. As I have said elsewhere, I can write just about anywhere. … Continue reading
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One of my favourite fantasy authors, Guy Gavriel Kay, has been interviewed in the September issue of Locus Magazine, and he has – as one might expect of such a talented and interesting storyteller – some wise things to say. … Continue reading
Patty made a comment yesterday that prompted this post…thanks, Patty. Let me start by saying that there is something that does remain a mystery to me, and that’s how authors – some of them, anyway – seem to know exactly … Continue reading
152,219 / 180,000(83.0%) Here’s the progress: the orangey bit is the new words, up from 148,707. Doesn’t sound very much, but I am also pruning as I go, tightening up the previously written, so I am well content. Here’s the … Continue reading
Are they mad? So it seems. Read this (from the Guardian newspaper – thanks to Bibliobibuli for the link). It seems that: “A YouGov poll has found that almost 10% of Britons aspire to being an author, followed by sports … Continue reading
Patty had a second question: Is there ever a chance you’ll like your second and third books better than the first? It seems to me there is such exhilaration at finishing the first, it has to stay your favourite for … Continue reading
Nicole Murphy asks: I’d like to know what part of the process of creating/writing/editing /publishing/promoting a book you find the most satisfying? That’s a different question to “What do you enjoy the most“. If you had asked me that, I … Continue reading