Someone emailed me recently with the observation that many of my blogs posts not only have a cynical edge but also tend to focus on agent / publishing rejections and sundry writing disasters. Always lead with your strengths – that’s what I say. In the white heat of rejection, it’s sometimes hard to hear the …
Month: March 2010
one August night
I was sat at home yesterday, staring into space as Anne waited for me to tune back into the present. She knows me well enough now that these internal jaunts no longer merit comment. I’d like to say that I was working on a short story or one of the two novels I’m developing; but …
a cautionary tale
I consider myself reasonably intelligent but that doesn’t mean I can’t make an arse of myself from time to time. As recently stated, I’ve been looking at Craigslist where there is a constant ebb and flow of work opportunities, protests and scammers. It’s quite addictive actually, seeing how many people are paying a reasonable wage …
Do you have a story to tell?
Morning all (well, it’s morning here). And here’s something interesting I found on the web that might appeal to the writers and coffee-fiends among you… A Word with you Press would like to have, well, a word from you! Do you have a story to tell? Announcing our first writing competition! You could get caffeinated …
Compensation: nil – writers’ revolt
Some time ago I posted about the lamentable state of affairs, whereby writers are encouraged to work for nothing on the basis that this will give them experience and raise their profile. That profile presumably being of someone who doesn’t think they have sufficient experience and who will therefore work for nothing.See http://alongthewritelines.blogspot.com/2010/01/compensation-nil.html Since then, …