Writing can be scary for all kinds of reasons. There’s the fear of the blank page – what the hell am I going to put on it? There’s the fear of rejection – thanks for submitting your book titled – whatever – I didn’t read it but it’s not what we’re looking for. Best of… Continue Reading How To Make It Count When You Can’t Take It Back »
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What makes a spectacular literary opening gambit?
Now and again I come across a duff book. They can be sub-standard in all sorts of ways: badly written, boring, too slow to take off, a silly plot, characters that don’t ring true… If the first few pages don’t cut the mustard, grab me by the imagination and give it a good shake, I’m… Continue Reading What makes a spectacular literary opening gambit? »
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