Tag Archives: writing

Link: How to Write a Story, by Robert Jackson Bennett

2010-04-30 – 17:00:21

"The first step is waking up." Brilliant: How to Write a Story, by Robert Jackson Bennett

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Link: A Self-Referential Story

2009-10-17 – 11:00:29

"Sentient sentences": an astonishing piece of work.: A Self-Referential Story

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Michael Marshall Smith speaks wisely on opinions on the internet

2009-09-02 – 21:16:34

If you can’t take the time and trouble to learn how to write a coherent sentence, then why on earth do you believe people should listen to what you have to say? Oh, yes.

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Publication

2009-05-07 – 22:35:40

Hi, I’m back. Have you missed me? I have some good news. First Edition is a new magazine publishing new writing: fiction, poetry, and reviews. It’s just reached issue 4. That’s an important one to remember. Issue 4. That’s the one you should go and buy. That’s the one that contains a poem by me. [...]

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I phone, you phone

2008-09-18 – 07:59:47

So, I’ve got an iPhone. I walked into the O2 shop near work the other day, and came out half an hour later with an 8 GB phone and a £30-a-month contract. The device itself is a thing of beauty, in both hardware and software terms. iTunes, however, is an ugly piece of dingbat’s kidneys. [...]

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