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Joseph Smith

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Fiction, Fantasy, Spirituality

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Joseph Smith is the author of the novellas The Wolf , Taurus and a collection of short stories Finally My Ambulance. He is a dad and a husband, and lives and works in France.

He is passionate about great books that he has read, some of which are reviewed on this site.

In his time he has been an administrator, a student of philosophy, a secretary, an estate agent and a professional gambler.

Inspired by Barry Lopez's Of Wolves and Men, he wrote his debut novella The Wolf while living alone in the snowy north of England. It is a tale of a lone animal facing an increasing struggle against nature, a mixture of nature writing and fantasy. The villain of fairytales and traveller's myths, turned hero of his own adventure.

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Joseph Smith Begin by making sure you have read a wide range of excellent, highest-quality books. Otherwise you will start by building on low-quality foundations. …moreBegin by making sure you have read a wide range of excellent, highest-quality books. Otherwise you will start by building on low-quality foundations. If you have never read a really good book, how can you expect to write one?

Then your mission is to try and understand how you will work best as a writer, with an emphasis on working regularly and productively. It has taken me years of struggle to understand this for myself, and I'm still not sure if I'm on the right track...

Also, remember that a work is not finished until you want it to be. You can rework it, rewrite it, change it, mould it, hone it, fashion it, style it, rip it up and start all over again if you want to. If it's not growing right, smash it down into the ground and plant the seed somewhere else. But if the idea is good - and make sure it is good - do not be satisfied until you know deep in your heart that you have expressed it in the most perfect way you are able to. It is this aspiration, after all the heartache and effort, that gives me the most satisfaction from writing.

I am an aspiring writer too!(less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Joseph Smith The biggest breakthrough for me was realising that I had writer's block in the first place! You have to first admit the problem, as it were. But as a …moreThe biggest breakthrough for me was realising that I had writer's block in the first place! You have to first admit the problem, as it were. But as a caveat: I think there are different forms of blocking, and I can only speak for my form, which specifically is with the overall project - is the idea strong enough? How exactly will it be plotted? Should I keep working on it?

My solution to this problem is to avoid it. If you find you are blocked with a big project, do a different project, and for this the short story must reign supreme. This way you can keep the writing mechanism turning and well-oiled, while the big idea can take a rest. It might even grow and develop while you're not looking.

And don't let trial separation worry you. If it is a good idea, it will survive the temporary separation - of that I have no doubt. The important thing is to keep working regularly.(less)

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	The Wolf 3.73 avg rating — 255 ratings — published 2008 — 7 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
	Finally My Ambulance 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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
	Taurus 3.54 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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
	The Wolf / Taurus 3.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011 — 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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What is it like to be a gunman?

The philosopher Nagel famously asked what it might be like, to be a bat. Similarly, we might wonder at the philosophical problem faced when we try to posit ourselves in the mind of a homicidal, psychopathic, two biscuits of batshit for breakfast type of guy, who goes on a beachside rampage with an automatic rifle.

Let’s give it a go.

That morning, Rezgui awoke, and for a moment could not believe tha Read more of this blog post »

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