aungkyawthein: The Ark – final image set (Doomsday Bunker project based on a novel called “The Ark” by Annabel Smith.)
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millionsmillions: Inevitably, as one addresses different communities of readers in different countries one tends to write differently for them, not necessarily to please,…
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Book Club Round-Up: A Visit from the Goon Squad
The yes/no smile Last night my book club discussed Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad. I won’t rave about what a…
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A Bee in My Bonnet or Idioms in Fiction
Reading the first draft of my new novel The Ark, my friend Robyn brought my attention to my frequent use of idiom. In…
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The Nit Comb or The Importance of Editing
Last week in The Guardian, Rick Gekoski published an article on the importance of editing, in response to the revelation that esteemed publisher…
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You know that feeling when you’ve just finished an amazing book? Part of you is deeply satisfied but another part is bereft, needing…
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