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Where Readers Rush in

Writing The Long Way Around

It is a genuine feeling of panic. Pure panic complete with cold sweats, sticky palms and dry mouth. Certain I am only going to be minutes, I park the car without paying the meter or only paying for the minimum 15 minutes. Being a fast walker and inherently impatient means I am not one for dawdling. 15 minutes are ample time for me to enter Waterstone’s, find and pay for the book I want and get back to the car. But like all good plans ganging aft agley, it is so often the case that the book I want is … Continue reading Where Readers Rush in

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Reading the Long Way Around

Writing The Long Way Around

For someone who has read voraciously from the age of two, hoovering up stories as fast as my parents could deliver them to my often grabbing hands, I have barely read in the 9 months since I started the course. This is partly due to my juggling of two part time jobs, a new business venture and my own writing but mainly because I was stared down by my overwhelming to read pile and globe-circumventing to read list. Since the first class when David Miller gave us a list of favourite books I have been body slammed, head snapped and … Continue reading Reading the Long Way Around