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Harry Buckle

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Author Harry Buckle says:" Someone, likely in a moment of over enthusiasm,
described my first thriller 'Just in Time' as being 'Peter Mayle meets Ian Fleming.' Given that it was following lunch with James Bond author Fleming that he got me my first
job as a journalist, whilst I wouldn't dare even dream to get near Fleming's concise thrilling skill, it was a very kind review. Having said that, given what happened to me later in my career path makes
me wonder if he, Fleming, made any further recommendations to other contacts of his."

'Sometimes Music is My Only Friend. The Accidental Spy.' Harry's very funny
but true story of his life prior to becoming an author, follows him from those journalistic
years as one of the '60's most read pop guru's, to ...more

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Viz a recent review of Theroux,, as a much travelled and erudite person, with a personality somewhat in the mould of an entertaining raconteur, an amusing teller of yarns and tales, why have you not delivered a few good traveller tales of your own? You surely have some great material tucked away?.

Harry Buckle I do actually have several books worth of notes and pieces written over the past forty years...my editor wants me to do 'Sometimes Music is My Only Fr…moreI do actually have several books worth of notes and pieces written over the past forty years...my editor wants me to do 'Sometimes Music is My Only Friend, Part Two.' Currently I would rather focus on the fiction...but we will see. Not sure about 'the mould of entertaining raconteur' make me feel like an abandoned relic in one of the legendary Asian Foreign Correspondents Clubs. (less)

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Harry Buckle After a few years as a rather widely read journalist I started a music company which eventually worked out well.
Sometimes Music is My Only Friend-- t…moreAfter a few years as a rather widely read journalist I started a music company which eventually worked out well.
Sometimes Music is My Only Friend-- tells the story of all that ( and my recruitment by the UK secret service department MI6 and Russia's KGB!)
So I am used to the odd world where you go to the office and write or organise/publish or produce music...and in some lucky cases what you do travels worldwide. In the case of our company's music, we learned that people liked some, hated some ,danced, fell in love, got married, divorced, were even exposed to it to it before they were born when their then pregnant mums listed to it. Not only that but 40 years on from my first music hits people are still listening and so that days work is even now creating the emotions I referred to earlier. I cannot imagine that in 50 years many folks will bother to look out my creative writing of today...but you never know. I DO NOT write egotistically to be remembered. I write because I have enjoyed much reading and would hope that here or there I can create something enjoyable for others. My first two sons were brought into reading with Tolkien and Richard Adams...the next two, boy and girl were enthused -of course- by Harry Potter. The best thing is creating a world of emotions and imagination. Kind of why radio drama is in many ways better than TV. (less)

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The admirable trend to 'self publishing' with as nudge or two from Goodreads has enabled the discovery of many gems. A trend away from 'self editing' could improve and assist many. It helped me. I note there are hundreds if not thousands of books out there about or referring to Harvey Weinstein and his ghastly proclivities. I suppose the availability of POD makes simple any revisionist editing or Read more of this blog post »

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