Right now, I’m doing a final edit of my new story collection and am spotting faults. They’re not spelling mistakes or character names that change half way through the story, which would be bad, because some of these stories have already been published in magazines and anthologies. They’re not really mistakes, but little bumps in the road that … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2012
The trouble with titles
I have a theory about titles: If the title is the first thing you write, then the story goes like a dream. If the title is the last thing you write, you are screwed. This is the problem I'm having at the moment. My second story collection is almost done, but I don't have a title. I have left it too late, and now I am struggling. If I had … [Read more...]
i LOVE this man…
...the amazing Maurice Sendak. That's why I was so happy yesterday to find this new TateShots episode of Sendak talking about his work. I just love his integrity. Right at the start of this clip, he talks about being asked to write a sequel to Where the wild things are. 'Go to hell,' he says, 'I'm not a whore.' Where the wild things are is … [Read more...]