It’s better to light a candle…than pay for electricity. William Shakespeare said: “Honesty is the best policy. If I lose mine honour, I lose myself.” That, of course, was back in the days when we didn’t have honour sat-nav. The problem with honesty is that it can disengage an audience faster than the phrase emotional …
Tag: submissions
Share and share, a lie.
Most people enjoy an occasional gamble. It might only be a once a year punt on the horses, a lottery ticket (It could be you – or someone else) or a scratch card. It seems to be part of our nature – the desire to take a risk and acquire a disproportionate reward. The trick …
Right to (a) Reply
I don’t often do requests, but a fellow writer who has browsed this blog recently took me to task. He said I was being less than honest about those agents and publishers which have been a little tardy, neglectful or outspoken with their communications. I maintained – and still do – that it’s not only …
spare a thought …
… for those oft unsung heroes and heroines of the book world – agents and editors. I had a rejection back from Piatkus today. It was your average, bog standard, unsigned rejection. And I started to wonder what it must be like on the other side of the glass. Imagine coming into work everyday, to …