One result of reading a fair few Authonomy submissions is that I am a fully signed up member of the League Against Irritating Prologues. It’s not that there aren’t some good prologues, and I’m sure you’ll all tell me about the great ones, but experience has made me cynical. In the case of first novels, I … Continue reading Against Irritating Prologues
I seem to have divided my evenings this week between Authonomy and Criminal Justice being shown on BBC1. So let’s put the two together and see what my critic self makes of CJ. A quick visit to the website reveals the ‘pitch’. “Juliet Miller’s life is turned upside down forever after an incident that leaves … Continue reading Cutting to the chase
Reading and wRiting that is. Two things I seem to have been neglecting of late that left undone will cause the creative spirit to wither and die (or at least go a bit sickly). But last both have happend – and in the same week – funny that, isn’t it? The book I picked up … Continue reading R & R
So many books, so little time. For me this refers to the dreaded Authonomy where I am struggling to get on top of my ‘watch list’ of 9 books, over half of whose authors have already read The Water’s Edge. That means I owe them one. But I am heartened by the fact that constructive … Continue reading Authonomy Diary 3
Tidying up the bedroom this morning I flung some spare buttons into the pot where they usually go, only to find it was full to overflowing with at least six years worth of buttons – probably more. There was nothing for it but to sort out which I might need and which belonged to outfits … Continue reading Wanted: old box for new buttons
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