The brilliant Joanna Barnard (Precocious) recently blogged her return to Ben Nevis, likening the experience to writing a novel. The heroic ascent to a complete draft, followed by a humbling and dangerous stumble to the bottom as you struggle to edit it into something worth reading. It struck a chord. (more…)
Four Tips for Coping with Ejection
It’s September, the Dead Month. The holiday, if you’ve had one, is gone and you’re back at the day job. Your boss has, as promised, stapled your desk to your legs to stop you running away, and you’re starting to think maybe you should send your book to some agents, or write a book and send it to some agents, because it would be really great if you could earn some money and maybe not spend quite so much time bleeding out in an office building. (more…)