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A writer on location

My latest book is out to agents – fingers crossed.  Although, I won’t be too disappointed if it’s not taken up as I will be excited to see what I can do with it myself.  Early readers have been enthusiastic and reckon it’s more commercial / an easier sell than my normal scifi.  This latest venture is a detective mystery with a supernatural / magical edge.  It grew out of several short stories centred on the main character, an Inspector Kirby.  Once again it shows the value of shorts stories to the novel writer (something I’ve blogged about before).  So, what’s this got to do with me being on location? 

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Write because you love writing

I see lots of adverts out there offering the magic formula to success. However, I think to write good fiction you first have to love writing.  My blog: http://wp.me/p3ycbY-1lo 

5 more reasons for writing and reading short stories

Read more of them.  Write more of them.  Short stories are great for all sorts of reasons. Don't view short stories as somehow inferior.  For any writer they are a valuable asset.  My blog: http://wp.me/p3ycbY-1jM 

Writers - enjoy those revisions

I know, I know, it has taken you months to finish, you're proud of it and now you are faced with making revision after revision.  But you can enjoy it - read this:
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The power of the short story - 5 reasons we should write them (and read them)

This week I return to a writing theme.  Too often I think we dismiss short stories as being somehow inferior.  I want to extole the virtues of writing and reading short stories.  As an author I believe they are a great way to improve our story telling.  http://wp.me/p3ycbY-13S