Have you noticed I’ve been a bit quiet for the last 2 weeks? Interestingly, after receiving my first rejection letter I haven’t felt much like blogging. In fact, I have considered giving up the blog altogether. It seems like too much to contend with…life…job…writing books…finding an agent…blogging…Almost as if I’m not going to give up… Continue reading There is no one alive who is you-er than you
Ha, I have just worked out something rather fabulous! I was sitting here revelling in my 21,000 word smugness when I suddenly thought ‘hold on a cotton pickin’ minute, isn’t a novel around 80,000 words?’ I’m no mathematical genius but doesn’t that mean that in the past 6 weeks I have written the equivalent of… Continue reading How long is a novel?
When I was young (under 10 I think) a little voice told me I wanted to be a writer. But there was another more insistent voice which told me I was crap and had no talent. So I took a different career path instead: University Trainee Store Manager Unemployed Promotions Manager Software Trainer Copywriter Fitness… Continue reading Listening to the voice in my head
This is one of my favourite quotes: “Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to… Continue reading One idea
It has been almost two weeks since I sent my manuscripts to the publisher. I know that’s not a long time in the publishing world. I’ve read that you can wait up to 3 months to get a reply. 3 months?! I was hoping for a slightly faster response. Here’s why: Two years ago I… Continue reading Waiting…
OK, it's been a week since I sent off my manuscripts and, surprisingly, I have yet to wake up to see helicopters landing in my back garden with publishers leaping out waving multi-million pound contracts. Strange… I posted the manuscripts a week ago, last Friday... so they should have got there on Monday or Tuesday…… Continue reading The helicopters haven’t landed yet
I have finally done it. I have sent my two picture book manuscripts off to a publisher. I am now officially shitting myself. I am preparing myself for a 'thanks but no thanks' response. If I get anything else I will inform you straight away and major celebrations will… Continue reading Breaking news!
I went into Waterstones last week and fell in love. The object of my affection was a picture book called Love Monster by Rachel Bright. Things hadn’t been going well with J and I was feeling rather forlorn to put it mildly (OK, I was moping about thinking I would never find true love). I… Continue reading Love Monster
To cut a long story short, it has been a bit of a rubbish start to 2012. As my friend so eloquently put it, same shit, different year. So recently, in desperation, I went for a walk...and had a little word with the powers that be. Well, it was more of a rant actually: ‘Why… Continue reading I had a chat with God recently
Once upon a time there was a struggling writer. His $40 car had just “blown up”. He had $106 in the bank. And he had to sell his dog (my “best friend on earth”) because he couldn’t afford to feed him. He went to see Gil Boyne, a famous hypnotherapist in Los Angeles. Gil explained… Continue reading Rocky and hypnosis
Katherine Bassford 