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I am a pseudonym, a pen name, a nom de plume. As such, I don't exist in a real sense. I exist to the extent that He lets me exist - at least that's what He tells me.

I am tenuous at best. My very existence is threatened every day - unless I start to pay my way. The threats, the loathing - it really is no way to not quite exist.

I tell Him that I do exist, that I am published. That strangers like what I do, call me literary; lyrical too. I tell Him that I will last for ever - that my achievements are real, tangible - and don't only exist as electrons.

He says I am not real, my achievements are nugatory, transitory; piffling. I tell him that he ought to be like me: lyrical, beautiful - like a cloud. The cloud. He knows the cloud I talk of. The c ...more

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Jamie Campbell Hi Sandy.

I'm working on a sequel and a prequel. The same characters as 'Four Days." Although the prequel is Shannon centric. She's fun to write. I've …moreHi Sandy.

I'm working on a sequel and a prequel. The same characters as 'Four Days." Although the prequel is Shannon centric. She's fun to write. I've had to limit her to places I've been - so that I can dive into my memory of place as I write. It's a linear narrative - first person again.

The sequel is a follow on from "Four Days" and has those two crazy kids trying to make their relationship work - or at very least figuring out what their relationship is. The narrative is in essence their year apart. I'm also toying with time, and whether or not to have the narrative flash back to their (post Four Days) time together as their time apart unfolds.

I'm aiming for Christmas - although I'm not sure which year. And if Christmas doesn't work out, then I'll aim for Easter or Melbourne Cup Day or Queen's Birthday...

I've read a bit on how to write more effectively. But I don't have the economic imperative of needing to churn out 'x' amount of words per day. And I like that I can re-read as I progress and tweak pieces here and there. (less)

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Thought you might be - the sequel I mean. I keep trying to make my writing more efficient. Seems messy but that's how I work. Write on and leave things to come back to. Thought about a sequel to The Glass Girl or even one based on other sister but instead am working on an entirely new novel - a girl with part-time father, has a child, who slight aspbergers. He's killed in accident aged 8. Mother seeks revenge?

Jamie Campbell I don't think I'm cut out to write full time - and I'm not cut out to be an efficient writer. Also, I'd starve. I've read a couple of how to write mor…moreI don't think I'm cut out to write full time - and I'm not cut out to be an efficient writer. Also, I'd starve. I've read a couple of how to write more efficiently books, and in part there's some useful stuff - but mostly I've no need to churn the words out. The books I've found most useful to me have been the ones that have made me think about reading, rather than the ones that are about writing.

I read on your page the outline - and it does sound interesting. I'm also halfway through The Glass Girl. I'm not an avid reader - and I don't delve into books lightly, so don't assume my slow progress is a reflection of my views on it. I'll find time over the weekend to get further along...(less)

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	Four Days: A Luci Wijn Novel 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Thankful: A novel of the May War of 1940 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cin City: A Luci Wijn Novel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The New York Public Library has an online database of photographs, many of which are in the public domain. This photograph is called "Unidentified Girl." As the title suggests, there is no information about the photograph. No when, no where, no who, no why. It's simply a photograph of a girl that ended up in the NYPL holdings. I found it because I was searching for cover imagery and had tagged "gi Read more of this blog post »

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Don Quixote

by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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Strangers in My Sleeper: Rail Trips and Encounters on the Indian Subcontinent

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What Maisie Knew

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