The Guardian's rather optimistic series contains some good tips for aspiring novelists.
Links of the week October 29 2012 (44)
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29 October 2012
Writing a novel can be daunting. But introducing structure to the process can help you maintain momentum over the course of a month without hampering creativity
Colin Greenwood comes back to Jeremy Greenfield's rebuttal of his own article about the future of publishing.
Jeremy Greenfield, in his piece for Forbes rebutting my Guardian article Ten Ways to Save the Publishing Industry, suggests that I base my arguments on flawed assumptions and that I am condescending towards the book industry. I appreciate Greenfield entering the fray but I don't think the arguments I advanced are significantly undermined by his critique. I'm taking advantage here of his generous offer of space to respond to the points he raised.
Atwood and Alderman were brought together by the Rolex Mentor and Protegé Arts Initiative, an international programme that pairs established artists with emerging artists in the fields of literature, architecture, dance, film, music, theatre, and visual arts for a year of creative collaboration.
Authors Margaret Atwood and Naomi Alderman are to collaborate on a new fiction series to be published for free on Wattpad. The first three chapters of the book, entitled The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home, are to be posted online today (24th October), with additional instalments going live each Wednesday until 2nd January, for a total of 13 chapters. The two are contributing alternate chapters.