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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 Borges Marathon, Part 3: The Widow Ching—Pirate: “Thanks, Osama. I’ve reviewed quite a few more Borges stories now, so feel free to take a look at the…” Sep 16, 12:05
  • Osama Magdy on Borges Marathon, Part 3: The Widow Ching—Pirate: “Interesting post, thank you for the work : ) Hopefully the following stories will be met by similar analysis.” Sep 13, 18:39
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