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Geoff Burrell

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Geoff Burrell was born in Leicester in 1950 and spent his formative years in the big-hearted steel town of Corby, Northamptonshire; an experience for which he will be forever grateful.

He studied at the University of Sheffield, where he obtained an Honours degree in Psychology, a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Studies, and a large group of friends he values far more than either qualification.

He has held a wide variety of blue- and white-collar jobs and, as a Registered Mental Health Nurse, worked in Staff, Community, Charge Nurse and Managerial positions across the UK and Australia.

Following a career-ending injury he was employed by the Western Australia Department of Health in a variety of managerial, policy and consultant positions.

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I am attempting to contact Geoff to set up a dialogue Andy Hanson RMN andrewhanson443@btinternet.com Are you there Geof?

Geoff Burrell In case anybody is wondering, I did respond to Andy's message (well he did say my book was brilliant). …moreIn case anybody is wondering, I did respond to Andy's message (well he did say my book was brilliant). (less)

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Geoff Burrell *Don't do it!
*If you must do it, and you've got the brains and the cash, go and study for a good degree in creative writing. I don't know if this wil…more*Don't do it!
*If you must do it, and you've got the brains and the cash, go and study for a good degree in creative writing. I don't know if this will improve your writing or not, but it will certainly give you a load of contacts that will help you throughout your chosen career. A course that links you up with publishers and agents is particularly useful as it's probably harder to get a book read by them than it is to write it in the first place.
*Find another job/career (depending on how comfortable you are with the whole starving in the attic thing) that will pay the bills and not interfere too much with your urge to write.
*Don't emulate me - try and write/publish more than one book every 30 years. It's hard to build a following when everybody thinks you're dead.
*If you haven't already got one, develop a sense of humour. You are going to need it when that first rejection slip arrives closely followed by the electricity bill!
*Write about what you know. If you don't know anything, consider a career in politics.
*Read Stephen King's book, 'On Writing'. Then read it again.
*Don't get paranoid. Nobody is actually going to steal your idea for a novel about the green slime people who live on the planet 'Splurgo' and communicate on their slimewriters.
*Listen/read/watch any writing advice from multimillionaire authors who live in city centre penthouse suites and sell in more countries than Proctor and Gamble. They actually know something about the business that is worth listening to. If you actually make friends with any of them give me a call.

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	Buster's Fired a Wobbler: Week in a Psychiatric Hospital 3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1989	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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Buster's Fired a Wobbler eBook

Raspy Crickets, if threatened, make a noise by rubbing their abdomens against their legs. Unfortunately many care recipients are unable to make a noise when they feel threatened; can't even complain.

In 1989 I made some noise on their behalf when Penguin (UK) published my novel. 'Buster's Fired a Wobbler - A week in a psychiatric hospital', which shone a light on the hidden lives of the seriously m Read more of this blog post »

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“When you are caught up in the mental health system, in whatever role, progress can seem glacial. Sometimes it’s necessary to look back over your shoulder to understand the progress that has been made.”
― Geoff Burrell

tags: institutional-care, mental-health, reflection

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“When you’re stepping out on a journey to change the world, it’s always good to remember where you started out.”
― Geoff Burrell, Buster's Fired a Wobbler: Week in a Psychiatric Hospital

tags: institutional-care, mental-health, reflection

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tags: institutional-care, mental-health, reflection

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“When you’re stepping out on a journey to change the world, it’s always good to remember where you started out.”
― Geoff Burrell, Buster's Fired a Wobbler: Week in a Psychiatric Hospital

tags: institutional-care, mental-health, reflection

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