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Cover creation gone weird

November 3, 2019 Geoff Fun

This seems appropriate after yesterday’s Isaac Asimov quote since Asimov cut his teeth writing for pulp magazines with covers like[…]

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Quote: Isaac Asimov

November 3, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Quotes

“From my close observation of writers … they fall into two groups: those who bleed copiously and visibly at any[…]

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Why do people buy books?

October 10, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Publishing

Back in 2010, a survey of book buying behaviour in the US returned the following figures: Author reputation 52% Personal[…]

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The 8 longest words in English

September 29, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Fun, Language

The longest word in the English language is a whisker under 190,000 letters long and would take over an hour[…]

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Real words: anatidaephobia

September 22, 2019 Geoff Fun

“Anatidaephobia: the fear that somewhere in the world, a duck or a goose is watching you. Not attacking or touching,[…]

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J K Rowling: On failure

September 14, 2019 Geoff For Writers

Ultimately, we all have to decide for ourselves what constitutes failure, but the world is quite eager to give you[…]

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Quote: Don DeLillo

July 12, 2019 Geoff For Writers

A writer takes earnest measures to secure his solitude and then finds endless ways to squander it. Don DeLillo

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J K Rowling’s Diary

July 12, 2019 Geoff For Writers

In late December 2005, J K Rowling’s original website, jkrowling.com, contained the following message: Until very recently, JKRowling.com was a[…]

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Quote: Meg Cabot

June 9, 2019 Geoff For Writers

Write the kind of story you would like to read. People will give you all sorts of advice about writing,[…]

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Copyright, Contracts, Patreon and Personal Choice

June 9, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Publishing

If you use, or are considering using, Patreon, you might like to take a look at their Terms of Use first. Particularly this clause:

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