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How to write a novel…

Posted on May 4, 2013 by literarylad

For my first novel, and for the longer of the short stories, I generally began working with one or more ideas and developed them as I went along, rather than plotting out the whole thing right from the start. I’ve … Continue reading →

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The difficult second book…

Posted on April 26, 2013 by literarylad

I’ve started! Actually, I started some time ago, but progress is slow. It’s not that I’m lacking inspiration; it’s more a matter of time. I’d like nothing more than to be able to sit down and write for hours on … Continue reading →

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Free short stories, and Manchester

Posted on April 15, 2013 by literarylad

I’ve put one of my short stories on the downloads page of the blog. Called ‘Outside’, it’s just over 5,000 words long and, like the novel (but not all my writing!) set in Manchester. Anyone who knows the city may have fun identifying … Continue reading →

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Sub-conscious publicity

Posted on April 4, 2013 by literarylad

I’ve added a new page, called downloads, to the blog, and put in a Word doc containing the first chapter of the novel. Is this a way of showing people what my writing is like – ‘try before you buy’ – or … Continue reading →

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I’d rather be writing…

Posted on March 26, 2013 by literarylad

…literary fiction than spending time struggling to work out how to format a blog site. Never mind; it’ll be worth it when it’s done. To think I used to work in IT! It seems that switching it off and on … Continue reading →

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First post – the past

Posted on March 11, 2013 by literarylad

The book – my first – has been finished for some time now. It’s a work of fiction, a novel. I would describe it as ‘literary fiction’, not because I want to be elitist, but because my aim was to … Continue reading →

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