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Whatever happened to Eleanor Catton?

April 26, 2021 Geoff For Readers, For Writers, Publishing

300 drafts, seven years, and plenty of crying, apparently.

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How to write a novel in 10 days

March 27, 2019 Geoff For Writers

Several years ago, US author Dean Wesley Smith wrote a novel in 10 days — and documented the process on[…]

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Had a bad review? Check these out!

March 22, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Publishing

Even the esteemed New York Times doesn’t always get it right, as these blasts from the past show … “Shall[…]

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Stay away from traditional book publishing

February 27, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Publishing

Dean Wesley Smith knows a thing or two about writing. He’s a prolific, with almost two hundred novels and hundreds[…]

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The (Un) Glamorous World of Publishing Revealed

January 16, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Publishing

Words from a book editor working for a small publishing house that is part of a big media group …[…]

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Classic Literature as Fortune Cookie Fortunes

January 14, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Fun

A Christmas Carol: You will become better acquainted with a coworker. Frankenstein: A friend is a present you give yourself.[…]

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5 Quotes from Ian Rankin

February 23, 2018 Geoff For Writers

Ian Rankin is author of 21 Inspector Rebus novels along with 20 others. He’s also written plays, graphic novels, short[…]

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Another 15 Famous Rejection Slips

October 2, 2017 Geoff For Writers

Fifteen more famously rejected writers who persevered. Can you identify who, and in some cases, what book, got rejected? (You’ll[…]

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15 Famous Rejection Slips

September 24, 2017 Geoff For Writers

Rejection slips are part of a writer’s landscape. All authors get them at one time or another, and they usually[…]

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A brief anecdote (and more) from Neal Stephenson

August 11, 2017 Geoff For Writers

It’s over a decade old (2004) but a Slashdot post by acclaimed sci-fi author Neal Stephenson (left) is worth repeating:[…]

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