You can read the prologue (yes, a prologue, cunningly disguised as ‘THEN’ – as a general rule I detest prologues, except this one, because it’s a prologue by proxy and because it’s mine) and first chapter of Friday Brown here on Text Publishing’s website. Five things you didn’t know about Friday Brown: I changed the entire […]
Month: July 2012
Ninjabread men…
In the weeks before pub day, an author will get around with a permanent grimace, because it’s a period of helplessness and disquiet. The book’s coming out—ain’t nuthin’ I can do about it. And I’ve just thought of a line I desperately want to change. That’s on top of the line I wanted to change […]
Rant: The quiet people…
I write because I love it. I write because I can’t paint. I write because it’s a solitary profession, perfectly suited to an introvert like me. But I’ve discovered it’s no solitary profession—for every hour I spend writing, I spend the equivalent speaking in public, or preparing to speak in public, or having a nightmare […]
Friday on my mind…
Here’s the final cover art for Friday Brown. It’s gone to print (well, it went to print twelve and a half days ago, but who’s counting?). This book was extremely difficult to write and I still don’t know why. I knew the final scene from the get-go and supposedly the writing is easier […]