Browsing All posts tagged under »writing«

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

May 22, 2014 by

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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 […]

We Need This Word in English

May 14, 2014 by

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Hands Up if This Feels Familiar

May 6, 2014 by

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Show Me the Back Door

May 2, 2014 by

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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 […]

I Don’t Have Your Number But I’d Like To

April 10, 2014 by

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I have a question. If you were on a sports team (any kind of sport you like — hockey, cricket, ping-pong…) and you had to wear a number, what number would you choose? And why? Rick: Thirty-three. And then while they’re frustrated wondering where the point three recurring is, I can score. Me: So you’re […]

I Am Funny, Damn It

April 8, 2014 by

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You Can’t Convince Me a Hockey Stick Isn’t a Weapon

April 3, 2014 by

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Me: I kind of want to make one of my characters a hockey player. Rick: (thoughtful silence) So then it’s research? Me: (laughing) See? You get me. I think I’m just not comfortable having an aspect of my life that’s not somehow connected to work… The thing is, I’ve accidentally become an ice hockey fan. […]

Fragmented. That One Looks Familiar.

April 1, 2014 by

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She Said It’s All Gonna End And It Might As Well Be My Fault

March 28, 2014 by

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This song is weird and I don’t know what the video means. But it feels lost and confused in the middle of the night and that’s about right for this book, so… She said it’s cold outside and she hands me my raincoat She’s always worried about things like that / And she only sleeps […]

Outside the Box

March 25, 2014 by

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