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Category: The writer’s life

The probable and the plausible

I watched a film on TV the other night. The film was Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario, a thriller dealing with the drugs trade on both sides…
Harry 19 July 2019
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Stick or Twist? Those first novel dilemmas

As it happens, it’s the Festival that gives me my entry to today’s topic. A few year’s back, our keynote speaker was the brilliant Antonia…
Harry 12 July 2019
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Why bad reviews make me happy

August 4 2017, I got this terrific review from a reader named Anne Hill in the US. THE MOST BORING BOOK EVER WRITTENI’m afraid this…
Harry 5 July 2019
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How To Title a Book

Of all the writing habits I have, one of the worst – the worst from good financial sense point of view – is that I…
Harry 28 June 2019
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The power of the list

Here are two facts about this ambition / profession of ours that can look daunting: It’s damn hard to write a good book It’s damn…
Harry 21 June 2019
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New York Gets Daunted

Usually, on Thursday afternoon or so, I start pondering what I’m going to write about on Friday. This week: no pondering. There’s only one thing…
Harry 14 June 2019
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Fractals, scenes and the bones of the fallen

I’ve been reading a terrific guest post on our blog by our Craig Taylor. (And actually, “guest post” doesn’t feel like quite the right term,…
Harry 7 June 2019
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Today’s inspiration…

Emma 4 June 2019
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Late nights and leakages

I had plans for today, plans that involved some interesting and actually useful work. But – Our boiler sprang a leak. Even with the mains…
Harry 31 May 2019
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The Secret of Style

Voice. It’s the secret sauce of writing. The magical herb that transforms your stew. It’s the leaf of gold in a martini. The lemony brightness.…
Harry 24 May 2019
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