1. Writing the Bloody Thing

1. Writing the Bloody Thing

Before we authors can embark upon the unenviable task of marketing a book, we have to write it. So for this first post-proper, we’ll return to the dim and distant past, aka autumn 2019. I had the idea of writing a fictional music oral history after finishing...
So You’ve Written a Book?

So You’ve Written a Book?

Good for you! No, really. It’s bloody hard work! Whenever anyone asks me how long it took me to write a book, I ask them to imagine how long it would take merely to type 80,000 random words – and that’s without even paining yourself over each one. I...