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Tag Archives: Penny Rudge
Playlists
This is a post mainly about playlists associated with novels but also has a few references to the BBC3 TV programme Lip Service, which ended its first series last night. Having had a look at a few website analytics I have … Continue reading
Posted in Influences
Tagged copyright, Dead Kennedys, Lip Service, Penny Rudge, playlists, pop music, psychology
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Churning Through the Mud
Autumn seems to have crept upon us — it’s grey, drizzly and windy outside — and I’m facing the realisation  that I’ve not written half as much as I hoped over the summer. I made some amends last week by … Continue reading
Posted in Writing Process
Tagged agents, Certificate in Novel Writing course, deadlines, feedback, German, Kim, motivation, noise words, pace, Penny Rudge, poetry, productivity, psychology, redrafting, subconscious, workshops
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Visit from Penny Rudge
I posted briefly, about a month ago on our final visit from  figure from the publishing industry — one of our course’s published alumni, Penny Rudge. She came to see us on 9th June and I’ll try to summarise the … Continue reading
A Great Scene for My Novel Happens in 45 Minutes?
I wonder whether today might be an occasion I could use in my novel — pubs should be doing well out of this great weather and the World Cup. 45 minutes to go until England play Germany — that would … Continue reading
Posted in General Life
Tagged agents, busy, course website, football, Germany, Kim, Penny Rudge, readings, World Cup
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Fascinating Lessons in Writing and POV
We had a visit from another published course alumnus last night — Penny Rudge, author of ‘Foolish Lessons in Life and Love’, as mentioned in a previous post. I’ll blog later at more length about what she said about the … Continue reading
Posted in Publishing
Tagged Certificate in Novel Writing course, computer programming, gender, Penny Rudge, point of view, Publishing, sex
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How Far Does Amazon Go In Researching Its Recommendations?
I got an e-mail this morning from Amazon based on the fact I bought ‘Doña Nicanora’s Hat Shop’  by Kirstan Hawkins from them. Headed More to explore: are you looking for something in our Fiction category? If so, you might … Continue reading
Publicity
Something that came up in our visit from Kirstan Hawkins (see other post) is the amount of publicity in which authors are expected to participate, especially new ones. I thought this meant physical things like turning up in your local … Continue reading
Posted in Publishing
Tagged computer programming, Harry Hill, new novelists, Nigella Lawson, Penny Rudge, publicity, Waterstones
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