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Author Archives: lighthouseindesert
Schhhh…….
I can’t tell you! I just can’t tell you….well not yet anyway. I know, I know, radio silence and then all mysterious. There is a reason but all that will become clear next week. So what have I been up … Continue reading
Posted in Feedback, first novel, mentoring, Plot development, Writing
Tagged characters, creative writing, Dialogue, mentoring, narrative style, novel writing
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Everybody, meet Ben. Ben, meet everybody.
Well in todays exciting instalment of how to write a novel in several hundred easy steps we meet Ben. Ben is my new mentor and editor, courtesy of those nice people at Cornerstones I mentioned last time. Ben and I … Continue reading
Ohhh FFS!
Sometimes you just have to put your hands in the air and say “mea culpa” or “you have me sir like a treen in a disabled spaceship”. Ten bonus points to anybody who can tell me where I lifted that … Continue reading
Posted in characters, first novel, mentoring, Novel, Plot development, reviews, Writing
Tagged characters, creative writing, first novel, mentoring, narrative style, novel writing, point of view, voice
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Watt on earth is going on
Oh, hello. Yes I know, where have I been what have I been doing? Well mostly I have been waiting, and I think you can guess that currently there has been a deafening silence from the agent community about the … Continue reading
Posted in first novel, Writing
Tagged creative writing, Dialogue, first novel, novel writing, steampunk, wattpad
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Sometimes I sits and waits….sometimes I just sits.
Yeah I know. Nothing for virtually a month. What the hell have you been doing man. Honestly it’s not my fault. I have been waiting for agent feedback. After the last blog I sent out ten submissions to various agents … Continue reading
Posted in agents and publishers, Feedback, first novel, reviews, Writing
Tagged agents, creative writing, first novel, reviews
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(chorus) “I’m gonna be rejected!”
First off, apologies to any Alice Cooper fans out there for the lift. Secondly, apologies for the absence. This was due to circumstances beyond my control. OK, now back to the show. This week it’s all about rejection. The sort … Continue reading
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Tagged agents, creative writing, first novel, reviews
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Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.
Not so much of a blog as a personal update. This morning my mother died. It was long expected, and today her suffering came to an end. Updates maybe a little less frequent and work on the book has stopped for … Continue reading
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“I’m sorry, I have a plane to catch.”
Clever, very clever. I bet you say that to all your master classes. Mind you so would I. Any excuse to be able to make a sharp exit and not have your path blocked by us zombie like authors, all desperate to … Continue reading
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Tagged agents, novel writing, research, reviews
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Agents of Fortune
First off, anybody know which band I have ripped off for the title of this weeks blog? For those of an inquisitive nature you can find the answer here. So, as the eagle eyed of you will have spotted, last … Continue reading
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Tagged agents and publishers, novel writing, second draft
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