‘There’s a snobbishness in our literary world that equates laughter with shallowness. How untrue that is’ … Deborah Moggach. Illustration: Leon Edler At The Guardian, David Nicholls asked some writers…Continue reading‘I fell out of bed laughing’
I don’t write short novels. As a rule. Most of them are quite long, some behemoths. In fact my epic fantasy novel (with the original title for the whole thing…Continue readingHow long should it be?
The New Jersey bookstore Inkwood has a list of reading resolutions for 2017. Here’s my own handful of resolutions – your mission, should you choose to accept it. 1) If…Continue readingRead it! Now!
Every book has a story – of its origins, of the secrets and the inspiration which led to its existence, the surprises that leaped out at the writer during the…Continue readingBut it’s not real…Is it?
I am home from the hospital in time for Christmas and will be back to normal activities, including blogging, soon. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy…Continue readingMy real name is…
I am recovering from surgery and my blog may not be as active as it usually is. I will get back to it as soon as possible. ~~~~~ 25 Covers…Continue readingCovering Lady Chatterley
…with your life before you’re ready to be a writer Another year is almost over, and it’s time to begin reflecting – amongst other things – on the act of…Continue reading5 things to do …
Every book has a story – of its origins, of the secrets and the inspiration which led to its existence, the surprises that leaped out at the writer during the…Continue readingWhence AbductiCon?
Today’s Quote ~~~~~ What is Slava? Where I come from, under the wing of the Orthodox Christian church, birthdays have long been secondary in importance to one’s “Imendan” (name-day) which…Continue readingWhy not?
I and 33 other authors offer advice. I wasn’t consulted, but my best advice? “Nothing is EVER finished – but you have to know when to let go. It won’t…Continue readingHow can I write…?