Tag: writing-tips
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The Pleasures of the Bad First Draft
I’m halfway through the first draft of my next novel, Beach of Spies, and I’m pleased to report that it’s not very good. The plot meanders, the jokes miss (yes, even more than usual), and one of the characters changes her name partway through, but I’m very happy with it. This is because I cut…
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You win some, you lose some…
It’s a long post today, so straight to business! In the ‘You Win Some’ camp, I’m pleased to report that Yesterday’s Shadow was selected as the genre winner for contemporary fiction. This means that, while it didn’t win the whole prize, it was recognised – as was Dead Letters last year – for its merits.…
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Last transmission from nowhere
As I write this blog post, I’m procrastinating. I cannot deny it. These very words are evidence against me. I mentioned in an earlier post that I had a work break coming up this summer, which I was planning to use to concentrate on my writing. Well, it has finally arrived! In May, I started…
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