Archive for September, 2009

Writing in Review

Wednesday 30th September 2009

 

Writing and working in a London book shop 

  

Published by Oxford University Press

Published by Oxford University Press

 

 
Bastards

 

Today a book came in to the shop with a similar cover to mine. The book  Why Evolution is True, by Jerry A. Coyne and I’ve put our books near each other on the same table. Maybe people will go – Oh, look how similar those two books are – perhaps the fiction one is as important and interesting as the non-fiction. (more…)

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Introduction to the extras

Tuesday 22nd September 2009

Deleted scenes

This is an area where people who are interested in how a book is written can see some of the mistakes and decisions I made along the way, some of the work that goes on in getting to know characters and places.

 

Passwords

The reason they are password protected is I’d rather they were read after reading the book, because I wouldn’t want  them to colour what has turned out to be the final object.

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Protected: Family photographs I looked at while writing the book

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
What is the seventh word of Chapter 14?

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Protected: Fishing

Monday 21st September 2009
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Protected: Submarines

Monday 21st September 2009
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Protected: Scary pig

Monday 21st September 2009
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Protected: Lucy

Monday 21st September 2009
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Protected: Leon

Monday 21st September 2009
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Protected: Prawning

Monday 21st September 2009
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Protected: Family at the shack

Monday 21st September 2009
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