Striking while the iron is hot? What’s all that about? It’s about me getting hold of the book edit I’m engaged with and making it happen, forging ahead (and other inspirational clichés). Quite an apt metaphor, I’d say, given the name of FT Publishing. Just stand in front of the damn mirror and repeatContinue reading “Striking While the Iron Is Hot – A Regime”
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A Morality Tale Concerning Vinegar
This isn’t exactly about creative writing, but as a writer, I consider it a morality tale about the state of the modern world. Here’s the thing: for as long as I can remember, Sarsons have made vinegar in a convenient little glass bottle with a sprinkler thingy on the top that screwed off when youContinue reading “A Morality Tale Concerning Vinegar”
What to Write Next – the Author’s dilemma
So here I am, sitting at a desk, wondering in which direction I should let my mind wander. Here’s my problem: I recently finished a first draft; it’s out there sloshing from slush pile to slush pile, no doubt so wet by now that the ink has smudged and it’s hard to read the words.Continue reading “What to Write Next – the Author’s dilemma”
Kindles- Good or Bad?
I’ve been thinking about the publishing revolution all over again. Is it good that suddenly there’s a huge flood of more information available? Is it even information when so much of it is freely available with no sort of editorial control? As Carraway once said (In Forged Truth), “The growth in available information produces theContinue reading “Kindles- Good or Bad?”
