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Month: September 2013

  • Reading

What’s the book you turn to?

Do you have a particular book that you turn to when you’re feeling lost or confused? Something that you’ve read or dipped into dozens…
23 September 2013
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Generalities are the enemy of good writing

That was quite a general statement, so let me explain. Good writing involves seeing something in a fresh way, and that means…
16 September 2013
  • The writing process

Interview with a writer (and his cat): James Higgerson

Check out this short interview I recorded the other day with James Higgerson, Manchester-based author of The Almost Lizard. In the interview, James…
12 September 2013
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Rutherford Park by Elizabeth Cooke

Do you ever get the feeling that you’re not the target audience for a particular book? The cover of this one set…
9 September 2013
  • The writing process

The ten rules of writing fiction

There’s an old Guardian article I’ve used a few times when giving talks on the craft of writing. It was called The…
2 September 2013

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  • Andrew Blackman on How to Make a Woman by Marie Darrieussecq: “Yeah, it’s terrible getting all those excellent books! I haven’t read either of those de Beauvoirs, but I read Les…” Aug 13, 16:43
  • wadholloway on How to Make a Woman by Marie Darrieussecq: “See, that’s why I don’t accept review copies – people keep sending you excellent books and it disrupts your orderly…” Aug 13, 09:09
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  • Andrew Blackman on Books I read in July 2026: “Yes! Kind of mixed, but good overall. The West was my favourite, so I hope to find time to write…” Aug 6, 19:01

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