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Category: For Writers

Niven’s Laws for Writers

November 11, 2016 Geoff For Writers

These come from Larry Niven’s short story collection N-Space: Writers who write for other writers should write letters. Never be[…]

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Stephen Fry vs. Grammar nazis

July 21, 2016 Geoff For Readers, For Writers, Fun
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Lee Child on writing and research

July 3, 2016 Geoff For Writers

A while back I asked Lee Child a question. Not in person, but via a Goodreads author promotion, and he[…]

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Censored!

June 26, 2016 Geoff For Writers

Yesterday on Facebook I mentioned my run-in with a local car yard (Gazley, 38 Kent Terrace, Wellington) who like parking[…]

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Beware of rules: Dilbert’s Scott Adams’ included

June 16, 2016 Geoff For Writers

A short piece of writing advice by Dilbert creator Scott Adams is currently doing the rounds. It was written almost[…]

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Interesting origins

June 6, 2016 Geoff For Writers, Fun

The derivation of well-known words and phrases. Many familiar English words and phrases have interesting derivations, and because Britain was[…]

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Bad writing for beginners

May 26, 2016 Geoff For Writers

Toby Litt on bad writing: Bad writing is mainly boring writing. It can be boring because it is too confused[…]

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Publishers and authors: Behind the scenes

May 18, 2016 Geoff For Writers, Publishing, Scams

Do you really think publishers have authors’ best interests at heart? Most writers don’t make a lot of money. Forget[…]

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Five quotes on writing from Ian Rankin

April 17, 2016 Geoff For Writers, Quotes

I still think most writers are just kids who refuse to grow up. We’re still playing imaginary games, with our[…]

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Too Many Zeros is back!

March 12, 2016 Geoff For Writers

That fearsome robot is just one element in the new cover of my book Too Many Zeros, officially re-released today[…]

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