@paulmcintyrewriter
Writer/author with the Goodall Agency. My latest novel is Dead of Night (not yet out). An honest cop knows a revenge murderer sleeps under his roof. But will he turn them in? https://paulmcintyre.org/ https://billgoodall.co.uk/paul-mcintyre
Good luck with the editing. My agent is waiting to hear from a pair of publishers. I've had a knock back from another, albeit a fulsome and complimentary one. The wheels are grinding slowly. My latest novel will be the first in a series, not a standalone. I'm hoping that'll make it more marketable.
A dog stuck in a cat flap.
Trying not to make my characters contort to the plot...
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Sure am, Jane - a 1990s crime caper involving altruistic confidence tricksters. My previous effort is on submission to publishers. How about you?
Two holidaymakers sit on a beach beside a trailer of books. One asks the other why she couldn't have brought a kindle, Iike everyone else.
My kind of beach...
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Just created a new character - a child protection social worker.
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A publisher looks at a mountain of manuscripts.
Dead of Night is now with a befuddled publisher for consideration. Wish me luck.
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A bar sign stating "dogs only allowed inside when ordering beer"
Poor grammar makes for alcoholic dogs (apparently)...
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A sign on a public toilet saying toilet closed for cleaning please use the disabled.
Brevity in writing is good. But if you overdo it...
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A woman points at a sign saying sarcasm is just one more service we offer.
We need to invent punctuation to denote sarcastic character dialogue. But what to call it? A "YEAH, RIGHT"? A "NOT"?
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A road sign pointing to lost in one direction and very lost in the other direction
Where a plot hole can lead you...
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A pitfall of making your characters bend to fit the plot...
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Don't make the reader work too hard to spot your subtext
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Beautiful, aren't they?
Not used to undercover operators.
Exactly!
A cat sitting on the sofa between two dogs. The cat is wearing a dog costume.
Give your central character layers...
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You're not the only one.
A picture of a black and white cat stretched across a computer keyboard
"Get it all down in black and white," they said. Well, something black and white has beaten me to it...
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Shoot your genre between the eyes or else...
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Bart Simpson in front of a chalkboard writing "write what you know unless you know nothing in which case..."
Write what you know. Unless you know nothing. In which case, a career in politics beckons...
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Pedantic writers: make money from parking illegally...
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A traffic sign saying haha road closed.
Pump this level of schadenfreude into one of your characters if you can...
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I suppose being cannibalistic is more civilised if done at a table. Terribly rude to eat a human on one's feet.
Funnily enough, I'm having a friend for dinner tonight.
A sign on a restaurant table saying tables are for eating customers only.
Hope you're hungry to write and read today. Just not this hungry...
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A road sign saying do as I tell you for I am a sign.
Usually "Show Don't Tell" is best. Not in this case...
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A photo of a dog using a manual sausage machine.
Good luck with your writing today. And remember, your reader doesn't need to know how those sausages are made.
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A black and white photo of an outsized typewriter with women sitting and standing on it.
Outsourcing your typing? Pure lazy.
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A sign saying that if ideas dry up, keep calm and carry on writing.
In case of a writing emergency, break glass...
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Drum roll required.