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On the Vulgar Appetite for the “Fact”
I am asked, with a frequency I have come to find wearying, whether the events of my novels "really happened...
by Leo Nakamura
The Tyranny of the “Relatable” Protagonist
There is a peculiar sickness that has crept into historical fiction...
by Leo Nakamura
Here a cat, There a cat
Still trying to decide what to actually DO here.
by Kim
The Wright Word
Chekhov's Gun
by Clive Wright
vegas bound(again)
lost in the Horseshoe Casino/Hotel
by Kim
Two Wayward Writers
Adventures in Podcasting
by Rachel McCarron
Read and Wright
Novels that have influenced my writing
by Clive Wright
brain scatter
dropping seeds all over the place
by Kim
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CageSage
There are probably more teeth in your story than fangs on the judges! I'm looking forward to hearing this one in particular ('specially about lunch).
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Dean Baxter
Good luck,Kate. I'm looking forward to it!
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Leonora
Me too. Will you read it yourself?
KateESal
KateESal
I've asked Emily to do it, @Leonora . I love her voice for one thing, and for another, she's already read it to her children, so has prior knowledge of the material. :)
Emily
Emily
I was recording it late one night- at an hour when all civilised children should be fast asleep- and my smallies burst through the door (I blame the parents) with great excitement... they heard the words "Treasureland" and "Pip". I'd just read a full hour of The Railway Children and they thought I'd be up for another few hours of Treasureland!! (I wasn't, needless to say) :)
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