Writers are often asked to pitch their own work as existing novels. It’s “Lady Chatterley’s Lover meets Jurassic Park.” Ultimately, the authors themselves gets a similar treatment - “She’s Samuel Beckett for generation X, he’s Nick Hornby after head surgery.”
Now aspiring novelist won’t have to wait for a publisher to assess whose style they emulate/have […]
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Obsession
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Monday night just got a whole lot cooler
I’d like to ask you to join me for the oddest reading event of my career. Oxfam are holding a twenty-four hour readathon for their Bookfest. It’s on Monday, the 5th of July, and I’m reading at 10:30pm. Drinks before are recommended. It’s at the Oxfam flagship bookstore at 91 Marylebone High Street W1D 4RB.
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Money
Like many young writers, I don’t have that much spare money. Well, not the pot-loads needed to get into investment funds. After a recent commission to write an editorial on ethical funds for a trade publication, I’ve got very interested in this subject even if I’m too poor to actually take part in the real […]
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Change or Die?
A good friend of mine recently got hold of an unreleased script for me. The writer of the script is one of my heroes and I was looking forward to having a sneak preview of his next project.
I’ve followed his career for the last six or seven years and have always been impressed with his […]