tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post5695531228396345611..comments2023-10-30T15:13:22.680+00:00Comments on Strictly Writing: Life As We Know It...DThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-18982107093905266622010-05-25T18:20:42.374+01:002010-05-25T18:20:42.374+01:00Leila - I always think Mo Hayder looks a bit Madon...Leila - I always think Mo Hayder looks a bit Madonna-ish. Maybe she's moonlighting as a thriller writer too.<br />HB xHelen Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00266205672947750373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-65654943340428560672010-05-25T17:44:46.661+01:002010-05-25T17:44:46.661+01:00I dunno, still sounds quite glamorous to me! Well,...I dunno, still sounds quite glamorous to me! Well, maybe that's going a bit far...;) ;)Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-54345959198969030162010-05-25T17:09:49.206+01:002010-05-25T17:09:49.206+01:00Love this post, Helen!
Look at JKR; she looks li...Love this post, Helen! <br /><br />Look at JKR; she looks like a "zombie."<br /><br />I disagree - I think she's looking more and more like Madonna. Meanwhile, Madonna has taken up writing children's books. I think we should be told...Leilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890097085059764567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-64825838598589932122010-05-25T15:17:34.143+01:002010-05-25T15:17:34.143+01:00Love it. :) With that much panic and angst in the...Love it. :) With that much panic and angst in the average week, I can (almost) see the merits in not being published!<br />SusiexSusie Nott-Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428000582406338267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-65359794044693434942010-05-25T13:11:17.787+01:002010-05-25T13:11:17.787+01:00Helen, this made me laugh so much!Helen, this made me laugh so much!Geraldine Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575892095296317266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-282576883082545652010-05-25T09:27:29.141+01:002010-05-25T09:27:29.141+01:00Fidelity - you always make me laugh.
HB xFidelity - you always make me laugh.<br />HB xHelen Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00266205672947750373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-86922396414143911062010-05-25T09:18:11.932+01:002010-05-25T09:18:11.932+01:00Oh, Helen, swap priest's hole for crackhouse a...Oh, Helen, swap priest's hole for crackhouse and Book Three/Four for Book Four/Five, and you've nailed it for me...<br /><br />Great piece.Emma Darwinhttp://emmadarwin.typepad.com/thisitchofwriting/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-42969095033416627902010-05-25T08:52:43.907+01:002010-05-25T08:52:43.907+01:00Agents, editors, book five? Good grief!! That'...Agents, editors, book five? Good grief!! That's more exciting than.. well, my week! LOL!!<br /><br />Oooh congratulations with your interview for the Sunday Times - how exciting!! And of course you are supermum and super solicitor and super writer!<br /><br />Have a lovely week<br />take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-10221536776327363422010-05-25T08:33:45.591+01:002010-05-25T08:33:45.591+01:00I think having a sense of self-importance is a mus...I think having a sense of self-importance is a must for a writer's success. It's far more so than silly concerns with spelling, punctuation and grammar, which is what I've slaved at from the factory horn's calling in the morning to its hooting home in the evening. I've read all the books ever published on being a successful writer and still am trying to mine what it is that makes a writer. Take Marion Keyes, for example, no, don't...<br /><br />I wouldn't lose a minute's sleep over it though and refuse to accept any advice that involves staying up late or getting up early - neither fame nor money are worth tired-looking eyes. Look at JKR; she looks like a zombie.<br /><br />It was only when I went on poetry workshops on the net - which I had (rightly as it turned out) thought the most unsuitable place for a writer - that I began to jump out of bed in the early hours with an idea that might, when crafted into a vilanelle, win me a wisp of praise. I also stayed up very very late at night - defending my 'ego' against the torrents of abuse my early morning efforts earned me. <br /><br />Great post again Helen.Fidelitynoreply@blogger.com