Browsing All Posts published on »May, 2014«

Maybe I Can Write the Whole Thing in My Sleep…

May 29, 2014 by

2

Sometimes when I wake up in the middle of the night and start writing I mix things up. I’ll confuse homonyms, I’ll drop words out of sentences, I’ll imagine that I know anything at all about mixing glue. I’ll get my characters the wrong way around. I don’t know why I do this. I actually […]

Keep Calm and… Oh Who Are We Kidding?

May 28, 2014 by

0

 

How to Write a Query Letter: Again, and Again, and Again

May 22, 2014 by

0

I’m writing query letters again. Because it’s been pointed out to me that in order to sell this book I probably have to tell people about the book. Which is fair. This ought to be easy. I’ve already written a query letter template. Surely I just write a little personalisation sentence to tweak it for […]

Be the Cheese You Want to See in the World

May 20, 2014 by

2

  I’m not saying I’ve ever made a list like this, but I’m not saying I haven’t…  

Her Evaluation of My Cowboy Reputation Had Me Begging For Salvation All Night Long

May 16, 2014 by

0

A while back, on a day when I was sick and this song had only recently been added to this playlist, I played it very loudly and shouted along (because when you’re sick bad jokes are funnier and if it’s loud enough you can’t hear how hoarse your voice is). I then quoted it here […]

We Need This Word in English

May 14, 2014 by

0

 

The Word You’re Looking For is: Fandom!*

May 9, 2014 by

0

This is not the next song in the playlist. Although, you know, it probably should be on it. I’ll get back to that, cause it probably deserves its own post. This post is about this video. Which is a special brand of awesome. If you want to check out all the credits for this (and […]

Hands Up if This Feels Familiar

May 6, 2014 by

0

 

Show Me the Back Door

May 2, 2014 by

0

When I first heard this song I really wanted to change the chord progression at the end of the chorus because it sounded wrong to me. Now I can’t even figure out what exactly I wanted to change, let alone how. I still think the musical interludes are too long though. Despite that, I love […]