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Jed Cope
The simple answer to this is people.
People are full of surprises, they can catch you unawares, possibly more so when you think you know them really well.
I also prescribe to the school of thought that I have heard some of my favourite authors talk about; that some of the stories in my life are so outlandish that were I to attempt to recount them, you would not believe they were true...
Thus fiction has to be tempered and made to fit our preconceptions - it has to be believable or it loses the reader.
People are full of surprises, they can catch you unawares, possibly more so when you think you know them really well.
I also prescribe to the school of thought that I have heard some of my favourite authors talk about; that some of the stories in my life are so outlandish that were I to attempt to recount them, you would not believe they were true...
Thus fiction has to be tempered and made to fit our preconceptions - it has to be believable or it loses the reader.
Jed Cope
I don't really do summer reading lists. I've bought a bunch or Robert Rankin and Stephen King books to read though, so I intend getting through some of them.
Jed Cope
I would go to Robert Rankin's Brentford and I would have a drink in the Flying Swan whilst watching his world go by.
Jed Cope
I opened the fridge.
There was no bacon.
There was no bacon.
Jed Cope
Find something to write.
I aim to write at least 2,000 words when I sit down to write and that's pretty much every day.
There is always something you can write.
So, find ways to write and don't put pressure on yourself.
We are, most of us, our own worst enemies and create obstacles and distractions from what really counts. Find ways to manage that!
I aim to write at least 2,000 words when I sit down to write and that's pretty much every day.
There is always something you can write.
So, find ways to write and don't put pressure on yourself.
We are, most of us, our own worst enemies and create obstacles and distractions from what really counts. Find ways to manage that!
Jed Cope
Writing.
And reading.
There are other great things too, but they are the two biggies.
And reading.
There are other great things too, but they are the two biggies.
Jed Cope
Write and keep writing and never stop writing.
It sounds so obvious and yet I didn't follow that advice for far, far too long. I let life get in the way...
It sounds so obvious and yet I didn't follow that advice for far, far too long. I let life get in the way...
Jed Cope
Book Six of the Ben and Thom series.
A series of short stories.
And in 2021 I have committed to publishing a book a month for the whole of the year.
It's shaping up to be a busy year!
A series of short stories.
And in 2021 I have committed to publishing a book a month for the whole of the year.
It's shaping up to be a busy year!
Jed Cope
Write.
It takes some time to find space to write. Not just the physical space, but the head space. Once you have put the hard yards in to find and secure that space you have to keep at it.
It takes some time to find space to write. Not just the physical space, but the head space. Once you have put the hard yards in to find and secure that space you have to keep at it.
Jed Cope
Actually, I'm a bit miffed with myself this time around. Ideas seem to bubble up as and when and the trick is to grab them by the scruff of the neck before they slip away. This time I got a bit complacent and convinced myself I'd remember the idea as it was so obvious to me.
And then it was gone...
Thankfully, I had other ideas that I did note down.
And then it was gone...
Thankfully, I had other ideas that I did note down.
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