Lately I have been thinking recently about nom de plume: pen names. When people write using a name other than their own. There can be many valid reasons to do this. Maybe you are afraid of being persecuted (such as Leon Trotsky). Maybe you were told your books would never sell if you used yourContinueContinue reading “Who The Bloody Hell Are You?*”
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The Brutal Truth About Making Money as a Writer?
Most people are too polite to ask, but it’s pretty clear after I mention to people I am a writer the second question they want to ask is “how much money do you make?” The first is usually ‘have I read anything you have written?’ which is difficult to answer because they are a completeContinueContinue reading “The Brutal Truth About Making Money as a Writer?”
I Write, Therefore I Am
Tonight I went to the first Perth catch-up of the Australian Writers’ Centre. It was rather late notice, but 22 Perth writers found themselves in the middle of the city on a Friday night, in a reluctant circle, drinking wine. We were a mixed bag. Young, old, novelists, ex-journos, bloggers. Published, unpublished. Enthusiastic. Jaded. LikeContinueContinue reading “I Write, Therefore I Am”
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