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REVIEW: @SkyArts – Cautionary tale of Giles Coren “My Failed Novel”
Butchered: How can a novel written by The Times journalist-celebrity-critic flop? This is the question. And it is answered very well in this TV programme on Sky Arts, Mon 29 February 2016: Giles Coren: My Failed Novel. Every writer, published, unpublished, successful, unsuccessful, commercial, literary – should watch it. It has all the answers. It …
Rejections and the Pound on the Ground
So I had two rejections today, both for short stories. Another for my novel pitch, four days ago. No thanks For those of you who are young (you know who you are), they used to be called rejection slips in the good old days. The postman brought them to your door. They are in thick, creamy, …
NEWS: HUNGRY FOR MORE? “Hungry in Ipoh” has come to UK
It’s official. It’s out. Get Hungry in Ipoh on Amazon UK now > Product details Paperback: 300 pages Publisher: Buku Fixi; 1st edition (2015) Language: English ISBN-10: 9670954053 ISBN-13: 978-9670954059 Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 14.9 x 1.9 cm Click to buy, leave a review, etc.
HUNGRY? A New Year treat: “Hungry in Ipoh” London Launch and how I did it
Brixton, London, Wed 10 February 2016, 7pm. HUNGRY – PART I – The Launch itself Finally the day had come. The planning took about four weeks, six if you include thinking time, and I always include thinking time because without it, the rest won’t follow anyway. Please can I not have to do a selfie …
4-in-1 Bedside Table Book Review: Atwood, Nemirovsky, Lumix GM1 manual, Urban Decay leaflet
Guess which one is the hardest to read? #whatimreadingrightnow #bedsidetablebooks #margaretatwood #irenenemirovsky #shortstories #urbandecay leaflet. Correct answer is: #lumix #gm1 #manual A photo posted by @ivyngeow on Feb 1, 2016 at 2:11am PST Is “Manual” and “Operating Instructions” two different things? By the time I am writing this post, I have read all already, except …
What genres are these books?
So I did a quick study of the books that I liked in no particular order, without cheating, without internet access. A handwritten list, just straight off the top of my head in 1 minute: Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters Property by Valerie Martin Flower in the Attic trilogy by Virginia Andrews Girl …
London launch of “Hungry in Ipoh” at Knight Webb Gallery, Brixton
My short story called “Funny Mountain”, in the Hungry in Ipoh anthology, will be launched at Knight Webb Gallery in the heart of Brixton, London – birthplace of the legendary David Bowie. From Amazon’s product description: “Hungry in Ipoh compiles 15 short stories based on Ipoh—a city in Malaysia famous for its delicacies. These are tales about different …
How do you write and what is your advice? Writers share their routines
Pen and ink – essential, and essential I write anywhere using my gold fountain Sheaffer pen using royal blue ink. I am not being pretentious. I just can’t write without this pen. And yes, maybe I’m superstitious. The ink is very smooth and I need smooth-flowing ink to be able to think carefully. I hate scratchy blotchy dried-up …