Talk It Over
is the title of my monthly column in
Writing Magazine which is a discussion of some sort of writing dilemma - what to if your work keeps getting rejected, for example, (have a stiff drink and send it out again) to whether it's a good idea to give up the day job to do it full-time (probably not!), and why you can never get past the 10,000 word mark when you try to write a novel ( you're being a wimp - don't give up so easily). For an example,
click here.
Doing it is particularly special to me as I can remember reading Writing Magazine and the sister publication, Writers News, when I first started out and gazing enviously at all those tales of book deals etc. Writers News is a very useful source of information if you're any sort of writer or would like to be - lots of info on markets, competitions, who's looking for what and so-on. And you may quote me - they did! (I do like being described as a "young" writer...
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