Category Archives: Writing

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What makes a book sell?

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In mid-December this year ‘Reconquista‘ overtook ‘The Village‘ as The Story Bazaar’s best-selling book. From my point of view this is good news and, one hopes, it bodes well for the future. ‘Reconquista‘ was published only nine months ago, whereas … Continue reading

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Rejection

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If you want to be a writer there’s one thing you had best get used to – rejection. No, the magazine isn’t taking any more articles about the polyphonic motets of Lassus¹.  No, thank you for submitting your work, but … Continue reading

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Hawk II

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A fortnight ago I rescued an injured hawk in the Spanish countryside and gave it shelter for the night (see Hawk).  I have since reached the point in the sequel to ‘Reconquista‘ where most of the characters are up in … Continue reading

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Clapham Book Day

More planning and preparation this week, for what is becoming known as Clapham Book Day, to take place on Saturday 6th May, 2017. We are beginning to formulate what claphamwriters hope will be an interesting and entertaining programme of events, … Continue reading

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And what do you do?

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The party season is upon us soon, whether it be of the chat and Chablis or the daiquiri and dancing variety.  Either way, at some point in the evening someone is bound to ask ‘What do you do?’ We often define … Continue reading