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The first book I ever wrote was a novelization of ET. I was five years old, had a yellow pencil, an exercise book with ET on the front and boundless enthusiasm.

After being told the devastating news that I couldn't write ET because it had already been done, I resolved to write my own stories. They were still somewhat derivative - a time-travelling detective who drives a sports car that can A) talk to him and B) needs to hit 120 mph to time-travel... I was a kid of the eighties, feel free to look for influences.

I dabbled with writing through school and university, but it wasn't until a spell of "under-employment" (the politically correct term for sitting on my arse as a receptionist whilst looking for a position more suited to my PhD) that I
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Paul Gitsham Probably not a full story, but I'd love to explore the story behind why someone jumped out of a 2nd floor window onto the bonnet of my car in the midd…moreProbably not a full story, but I'd love to explore the story behind why someone jumped out of a 2nd floor window onto the bonnet of my car in the middle of the night. I'm told there was cocaine involved, and the person broke their leg, but still evaded police by jumping over fences! He was arrested after returning to the scene to retrieve his jacket!
The biggest mystery is how I was the only person in the whole block of flats who slept through it!(less)
Paul Gitsham Alone at last, I leaned back in my seat, and pressed the button for the door locks. The breath on my ear was warm, and smelled of peppermint.
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Ideas To Thwart Writer's Block Picture It's been a while, but today's #TuesdayTip is another Block Buster - a short exercise to either bust your writer's block, or just a fun writing challenge to practise your skills.
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“Chapter 30 Jones looked at the list of names on his notepad. The team had made a lot of progress over the last few days in tracking down and interviewing many acquaintances of the late professor. Pretty soon, it would be time to start re-interviewing some of those that the team were”
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“disdainful of TV coroners who were able to insert a thermometer into a dead body, then pronounce that the deceased had died between 11.35 p.m. and 12.10 a.m. ‘Total bollocks,’ the man had proclaimed. ‘If you ask me how long a person has been dead, I can tell you with great confidence that they died sometime between now and when they were last seen alive.”
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