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Quote: Mickey Spillane

November 19, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Quotes

The first page sells this book. The last page sells your next book. Mickey Spillane Frank Morrison Spillane, (1918-2006), better[…]

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Another publishing scam

November 15, 2019 Geoff Publishing, Scams

A few days ago, I received an enthusiastic email from a publisher I’d never heard of before. The phrasing is[…]

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An interview with Mandy Hager

November 13, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Publishing

There’s an interesting interview with multi-award-winning local author (and current New Zealand Society of Authors’ president) Mandy Hager over on[…]

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The world’s richest short story prize: a warning

November 12, 2019 Geoff For Writers

“The large print giveth and the small print taketh away,” is a phrase that may well apply to what’s claimed[…]

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Quote: Saul Bellow

November 11, 2019 Geoff Quotes

People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned. Saul Bellow Saul Bellow (1915-2005) is regarded as[…]

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The world’s richest short story prize

November 3, 2019 Geoff For Writers

The ticking clock on The Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award shows that entries close in a little over five[…]

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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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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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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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