“I write a little every day, without hope and without despair.” —Isak Dinesen (For this quote, and a few others I’ve used recently, thanks to Crazyhorse Journal)
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Monday morning inspiration
“The writer operates at a peculiar crossroads where time and place and eternity somehow meet. His problem is to find that location.” —Flannery O’Connor
Monday morning inspiration
“I only write when I feel the inspiration. Fortunately, inspiration strikes at 10:00 o’clock every day.” —William Faulkner
Monday morning inspiration
“We are here to provide for those who are weaker and hungrier, more battered and more crippled than ourselves. That is our only certain good and great purpose on earth, and if you ask me about those insoluble economic problems that may arise if the top are deprived of their initiative, I would answer, ‘to [...]
Monday morning inspiration
“The author of genius does keep til his last breath the spontaneity, the ready sensitiveness, of a child, the “innocence of eye” that means so much to a painter, the ability to respond freshly and quickly to new scenes, and to old scenes as though they were new; to see traits and characteristics as though [...]
Monday morning inspiration
Remember you love writing. It wouldn’t be worth it if you didn’t. If the love fades, do what you need to and get it back. AL Kennedy The Guardian, Feb 2010
Monday morning inspiration
Remember: when people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong. Neil Gaiman The Guardian, Feb 2010
Monday morning inspiration
Writing fiction is not “self-expression” or “therapy”. Novels are for readers, and writing them means the crafty, patient, selfless construction of effects. I think of my novels as being something like fairground rides: my job is to strap the reader into their car at the start of chapter one, then trundle and whizz them through [...]
Monday morning inspiration
Honour the miraculousness of the ordinary. Andrew Motion The Guardian, Feb 2010
Monday morning inspiration
Think with your senses as well as your brain. Andrew Motion The Guardian, Feb 2010
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“The Sense of an Ending” by Julian Barnes
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The Sense of an Ending, explained
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Introducing “A Virtual Love”, coming to a bookshop near you in Spring 2013
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Finding some inspiration
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Beauty is a sleeping cat
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Test of stamina at Bim Literary Festival, day two
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Earl Lovelace at Bim Literary Festival
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Austin Clarke at Bim Literary Festival
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Learning from Derek Walcott: Bim Literary Festival, day one
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Great opportunity for unpublished UK writers
- Learning from Derek Walcott: Bim Literary Festival, day one | Andrew Blackman: [...] else that’s on your mind! Update: I...
- Austin Clarke at Bim Literary Festival | Andrew Blackman: [...] there simply isn’t a big enough book-b...
- Earl Lovelace at Bim Literary Festival | Andrew Blackman: [...] He also spoke about the role of women in his...
- Test of stamina at Bim Literary Festival, day two | Andrew Blackman: [...] That’s it! I realise this post was a t...
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Andrew Blackman: Thanks! I also heard good things about I Tituba (y...
