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J.D. Hughes

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Yorkshire, England, The United Kingdom
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Ex writer/director of promos and commercials, loving writing for the writing and not the pay - which is fortunate since I rarely get any!

I enjoy reading and writing the impossible made possible and in my writing use the vitality of cross-genre and magic realism to explore as many major themes as I can cram in, without slowing the storyline or plot development. It's what makes me happy and keeps me relatively sane. My son, when only five, asked me 'How can I be happy'? My answer was 'If what you are doing isn't working, stop doing it and do something else.' Not very clever perhaps, but anything else is madness.

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J.D. Hughes I'm not a believer in writer's block. If a writer isn't writing then there is always a reason. For me, it's when I'm churning over a plot point, a cha…moreI'm not a believer in writer's block. If a writer isn't writing then there is always a reason. For me, it's when I'm churning over a plot point, a character reaction, or whether the story is worth writing. I get the latter a lot, as a drawer full of unfinished novels can testify!

But, if you are experiencing 'block', then stop writing what you are writing and write something else, anything else. A shopping list will do. Anything. Then leave it alone for a time. Come back and change it a little, then go away again. Rinse and repeat. Eventually you will get so sick of the shopping list that your subconscious will stop playing the diva and get on with the original story. Works for me!

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J.D. Hughes Making up stories and having readers enjoy them is the greatest joy of all.
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I’M A PUBLISHED ‘POET’!

Rarely have I tried to write poetry. It always seemed pompous, pretentious and prone to hyperbole. I can do that with novels and short stories of course, but poetry conjures up images of effete Victorians with flowing, rather damp locks (from the effort) and limp wrists, (although I know one or two proper poets who would punch my lights out at the idea). My wrists remain firm and my locks, althoug

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J.D. Hughes Yes, I noticed you were born in God's Own County, Jill! Thank you for yours :)

JD


message 9: by Jill

Jill Lovely to meet someone from Yorkshire where I was born, J.D. Thank you for your friendship here on GRs.


message 8: by J.D.

J.D. Hughes My pleasure, Cheryl. Look forward to talking to you :)


Cheryl Landmark Thanks for the friend request, J.D.


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J.D. Hughes Hi Ava! Lovely to see you too! *falls over sideways, but enthusiastically* :)


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A.R. Von *waves frantically* Hi J.D.
Nice to see you somewhere other than twitterland :)


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J.D. Hughes My pleasure, Andrew, thanks for asking.

JD


Andrew Weaver Hi J.D,

Thanks for accepting my friend request

Andrew


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J.D. Hughes Thank you, Beth. for accepting my friends request. Good to meet you!

JD


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Beth Hi J.D.,
Thanks for sending a friend request to this fellow Goodreads author!


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