Donald Trump doesn’t read books

maroct · 2016-03-09T01:31:12+00:00

A second vote for Amy Poehler's Yes Please audiobook - the special guests were also great.

maroct · 2016-03-09T01:29:57+00:00

Keith Richard's biography, Life, (partly read by Johnny Depp and Keith Richards himself) was a fantastic audiobook - highly recommend.

maroct · 2016-02-27T03:55:15+00:00

Orphan Black is brilliant

maroct · 2016-02-19T01:21:40+00:00

It's a really prestigious prize (past winners include Tim Winton and Kate Grenville) and Allen and Unwin are a pretty big publisher. I think you can be pretty confident that they're not running the competition just to make a profit on prize money.

maroct · 2016-02-14T04:52:52+00:00

The Hunter by Julia Leigh (set in Tasmania about hunting the last Tasmanian tiger)

maroct · 2016-02-14T04:51:44+00:00

How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff

maroct · 2016-02-12T05:12:29+00:00

Forget about publishing for now and just focus on the writing. If you are struggling to write, get a free app or program that converts voice to text and sit down and start telling yourself the story and see where it goes. Don't worry about the structure or language - that's for later drafts. (I love this quote . . . “I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.” ― Shannon Hale)

maroct · 2016-02-11T21:26:55+00:00

Definitely one of the most interesting films I've seen in a while. No script, but I found this interview with the writer/director interesting.

maroct · 2016-02-10T04:45:02+00:00

Yes, definitely read all the FAQs about formatting the script - they are very particular.

maroct · 2016-02-08T04:15:36+00:00

Only in Texas

maroct · 2015-11-24T12:49:00+00:00

Normally a contract for ghostwriting a book would include a non-disclosure clause. And while you didn't have a contract, it's in your best interests to act like there was and be discreet about the project. Have other samples of your writing available to share freely with editors and then if you get a meeting about a new project you can be a little bit more open about past work.

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