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Continue reading →: How can we write in the first person?It was, I believe, the final TV programme this week featuring Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads. We don’t have a TV here in Guernsey, but I’ve seen some previously: highly effective, personal, and intimate in the way the sole character communicates with his/her audience which almost amounts to thinking aloud. It’s…
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Continue reading →: How to write the first paragraphFollowing our interesting discussion last week about writing the blurb, by a strange coincidence Waterstones announced they were displaying their books back-cover uppermost. This was to discourage people from handing the book due to the virus, but it also made a point which is useful to us. They believe the…
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Continue reading →: How to write a book blurbThe blurb found on the back of a paperback was originally found on the inside flyleaf of a hardback book. My first two novels have these. But since the majority of books these days are released in paperback, the blurb takes prominence on the back cover. It also appears alongside…
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Continue reading →: Latest news from Rugby Cafe WritersHere are a few news items from our meeting. Book Sales Get to the Point (a second edition is now available) – 143 sales at £5 Press Pause: Relax with a Poem – 75 sales at £6 A Story For Every Day of Summer – 48 sales at £5. An Ebook version, at…
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