A catchy little 12 point guide to selling your self as a professional writer by Meg Rosoff. My personal favourite… ‘Contrary to popular belief, editors and agents are gagging for good books.’ Meg Rosoff Imagine you’re being paid 35k a year as an editor for Random House. You’ve got three kids, a husband / wifeContinue reading “Sell Sell Sell”
Author Archives: Damien Walter
Twisted Mister
That’s it. It’s happened. I’ve been pigeon holed. My literary credentials have been measured and been found to be…twisted. And dark. Dark and twisted. Twisted and dark. However you arrange them they add up just the same. Just to be contrary I’m now going to write something bright and breezy. Or quick and funny. OrContinue reading “Twisted Mister”
Its Tough Out There
If you were harbouring any ideas about the wonders of being a first time novelist, read this. So its a tough world out there. Does this really take anyone by surprise? Are there people out there who think establishing a career as a professional novelist is just a matter of pitching up on an MAContinue reading “Its Tough Out There”
Terrifying Tales
The good people over at The Zombie Astronaut and Terrifying Tales have posted the Bloodlines season including ‘Cthul-You’. Listen to it on their site or just click on the link here. Isn’t the digital age a wonderful thing?
Woot!
…is my new favourite word. There are many typographical variations: Woot! W00t. w00T! WOOt! An expression of joy and triumph. A full list of the meanings of wOOt!
The Litt Fic Genre
An interesting breakdown of the literary fiction genre by Toby Litt. Its refreshing to see someone usualy heavily associated with LitFic abandon the partisan position and admit that at bottom is just another genre. Toby is in a good place to comment, being represented by the Mic Cheetham agency who happen to also have IainContinue reading “The Litt Fic Genre”
A Twist in the Tale
I spent most of Thursday pondering a project I’d been asked to do in the wake of ‘Cthul-You’ airing on BBC7. The Beeb have an Audio Music Festival happening soon as part of which the Festival Live radio station will be playing to staff throughout Broadcasting House. I’m guessing Festival Live isn’t just music, becuaseContinue reading “A Twist in the Tale”
Voice
Note to self: Writing with a strong, clear voice is good. Writing with a neutral or no voice is bad. Remember!
Tangy MySpace
When I was a kid I used to be hooked on Lemon’n’Lime Tangy chew bars, purchased from the leisure centre vending machine for 5p each. Chewing a Tangy was somewhat like sucking down a cup full of sulphuric acid, but in a good way. 50p would buy 10 Tangy’s and I could happily sit andContinue reading “Tangy MySpace”
Kid in a Sweet Shop
My bad habit of not being able to pick just one book to read continues. At least they’re all fairly complimentary, so its not like try to suck on a sherbet lemon whilst chewing a toffee. I thought I had liberated myself from my Haruki Murakami obsession when I gave away my newly purchased copyContinue reading “Kid in a Sweet Shop”
Cthul-You Listen Again
Cthul-You is no longer available from the BBC Listen Again service, but is online at Terrifying Tales. You can find the link here.
Not Suitable for Younger Listeners
Excellent…my first advisory warning! Cthul-You went out as planned earlier this evening proceeded by a fantasticaly stern warning. I think most of the nasty bits were succesfuly toned down in the editing but if someone looked hard enough at the subtext they might find it a bit disturbing…with any luck the story will generate aContinue reading “Not Suitable for Younger Listeners”
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