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Statement of intent

Shut the hell up, you inconsiderate *******s!!!   I’m struggling with this blog entry. I’m sitting on the train as it rolls into Kings Cross on my way to work and I’ve already restarted it several times. I feel like shouting out the above to …

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26 Miles to the Moon, book, dreams, literary agents, novel, rejection, writingLeave a Comment on Statement of intentOctober 4, 2013October 4, 2013 By Andy

Dreams, doubts and dodgy metaphors

I’ve had a million pound book deal, a best-seller in fifty countries, three-hour book signing session in China, TV interviews, attended the Disney film premier at Cineworld and had an offer from Richard Branson to go into space. Ok, so that’s enough about the Dream …

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26 Miles to the Moon, agents, book, doubt, dreams, football, love, novel, writingLeave a Comment on Dreams, doubts and dodgy metaphorsSeptember 6, 2013September 6, 2013 By Andy

Try

I’ve done it. Two years on from the first line being typed, I’ve finally submitted 26 Miles to the Moon to agents. Let the waiting begin… If you’ve been following this blog, you’ve probably wondered what I’ve been up to for the last two months. …

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26 Miles to the Moon, agent, book, dreams, editing, novel, Olympics, submission, writingLeave a Comment on TryAugust 20, 2013 By Andy

The difficult second book

Progress is slow right now. Painfully slow. Imagine a glacier on a particularly lazy day, and that’s the speed of development of my second book. But why is this? Why am I having trouble forming an idea into a novel-worthy plot?   Making time Part …

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26 Miles to the Moon, book, commuting, deadlines, novel, running, writingLeave a Comment on The difficult second bookJune 18, 2013 By Andy

Pick me!

She wants me to tell her story. I don’t even know her name or much else about her though…well, not yet. There I was, thinking of Vegas, and up she popped in a single scene. And now I can’t seem to drop her. Ideas are …

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26 Miles to the Moon, book, genre, ideas, novel, passion, vegas, women, writingLeave a Comment on Pick me!May 28, 2013 By Andy

Book 2 the future

“Last night, Darth Vader came down from Planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn’t take Lorraine out, that he’d melt my brain.”   Wait…that’s not the George McFly quote I’m looking for…   “What if they didn’t like them? What if they told …

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26 Miles to the Moon, Back to the Future, book, ideas, novel, writing2 Comments on Book 2 the futureMay 19, 2013 By Andy

Reboot

Holy crap – is it nearly a year since I updated this blog? What the heck have I been doing? Aside from editing my novel, changing jobs, buying a house and getting engaged, that is. Still, all that’s no excuse. It’s about time I got …

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26 Miles to the Moon, agent, Amazon, author, book, novel, publishing, thanks, writing1 Comment on RebootMay 15, 2013May 15, 2013 By Andy

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