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What writers should and shouldn’t do on social media
There was a tale doing the rounds a few years back about an author, supposedly an established one, who’d submitted a manuscript to a publisher and had it rejected. Hardly something new — we’ve all been there. But in this case the publisher supposedly liked the book, but turned it down because the author had…
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How to get around in Venice
A while back I was sitting next to an Australian chap on the flight to Venice. We started to chat and I asked him what he was planning to see and do and how he planned to get around. His one must-do thing appeared to be a gondola ride and he’d never heard of the…
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Deadlines Are a Writer’s Friend, Not Your Enemy
Here’s a famous quote from Douglas Adams… I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by. I love deadlines too. But not for the reason he did. Deadlines are, in my view, one of the most powerful tools in the writer’s arsenal, provided you use them wisely and don’t kid…
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On poison and ancient terrors
We like to do things differently at Venice Noir. Yes, there are plenty of sessions discussing crime and thriller fiction with some top authors. But we also want to delve beneath the surface and investigate some of the things that set the world of dark fiction ticking in the first place. I’m lucky enough to…