tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811223941157953945Sun, 31 Jul 2011 09:24:41 +0000amanda mckitterick rosRussalkaRandomnessBlack Swanworst writer in the worldPODself publishingA companion blog to the novel Russalka, and other tidbitshttp://seaquarks.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (A Gentleman of Letters)Blogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811223941157953945.post-5261564877801092115Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:57:00 +00002009-06-03T10:09:52.520-07:00 So everyone has a novel in them? Fair enough. Does everyone have a good novel in them? Probably not. Does everyone have a good novel, plus the desire, determination, perseverance, thick skin, and sheer bloody-mindedness to get published? Definitely not. For anyone reading this who has taken on the already difficult task of writing a novel (and congratulations to you, it’s no mean feat, no http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaQuarks/~3/d2tD2WUjars/it-may-not-be-your-book.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Gentleman of Letters)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=d2tD2WUjars:L8OGm3qyD8s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=d2tD2WUjars:L8OGm3qyD8s:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=d2tD2WUjars:L8OGm3qyD8s:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=d2tD2WUjars:L8OGm3qyD8s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?i=d2tD2WUjars:L8OGm3qyD8s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=d2tD2WUjars:L8OGm3qyD8s:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=d2tD2WUjars:L8OGm3qyD8s:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?i=d2tD2WUjars:L8OGm3qyD8s:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaQuarks/~4/d2tD2WUjars" height="1" width="1"/>http://seaquarks.blogspot.com/2009/06/it-may-not-be-your-book.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811223941157953945.post-8962908045120006384Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:47:00 +00002009-06-02T09:52:48.632-07:00Whilst in India last year, I wrote a very unserious blog regarding the adventures of a Knightsbridge gentleman who found himself in the wilds of India, without service of man servant, or a reasonable supply to gin to suport him.It proved reasonably popular with my work collegues, but for whatever reasons (laziness!) I stopped after not very many posts.I tried to resurrect our Gentleman back in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaQuarks/~3/4eeQWmQd3Wg/gentleman-of-letters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Gentleman of Letters)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=4eeQWmQd3Wg:7FQs5uz7FWg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=4eeQWmQd3Wg:7FQs5uz7FWg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=4eeQWmQd3Wg:7FQs5uz7FWg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=4eeQWmQd3Wg:7FQs5uz7FWg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?i=4eeQWmQd3Wg:7FQs5uz7FWg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=4eeQWmQd3Wg:7FQs5uz7FWg:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=4eeQWmQd3Wg:7FQs5uz7FWg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?i=4eeQWmQd3Wg:7FQs5uz7FWg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaQuarks/~4/4eeQWmQd3Wg" height="1" width="1"/>http://seaquarks.blogspot.com/2009/06/gentleman-of-letters.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811223941157953945.post-7318069987778931930Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:47:00 +00002009-06-01T12:06:00.502-07:00RandomnessPODBlack SwanRussalkaself publishing<!--[endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaQuarks/~3/6Un0W6iafs0/youd-better-stop-take-some-time-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Gentleman of Letters)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=6Un0W6iafs0:cdTOs7wfwIQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=6Un0W6iafs0:cdTOs7wfwIQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=6Un0W6iafs0:cdTOs7wfwIQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=6Un0W6iafs0:cdTOs7wfwIQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?i=6Un0W6iafs0:cdTOs7wfwIQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=6Un0W6iafs0:cdTOs7wfwIQ:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=6Un0W6iafs0:cdTOs7wfwIQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?i=6Un0W6iafs0:cdTOs7wfwIQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaQuarks/~4/6Un0W6iafs0" height="1" width="1"/>http://seaquarks.blogspot.com/2009/06/youd-better-stop-take-some-time-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811223941157953945.post-4134283089940026293Sat, 30 May 2009 12:06:00 +00002009-05-30T05:42:18.533-07:00worst writer in the worldamanda mckitterick rosFor an aspiring author, you would expect the discovery that one of your direct ancestors, your great great grandmother no less, was a famed writer who courted discussion and controversy, and whose fame spread to the highest literary circles of the time, would be a matter of great rejoice. Surely, with such a famous and great writer as a relation would enable one to, perhaps, leverage some of thishttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaQuarks/~3/O2yqgeTVS0I/worst-writer-in-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Gentleman of Letters)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=O2yqgeTVS0I:-EzU-H0g_fU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=O2yqgeTVS0I:-EzU-H0g_fU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=O2yqgeTVS0I:-EzU-H0g_fU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=O2yqgeTVS0I:-EzU-H0g_fU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?i=O2yqgeTVS0I:-EzU-H0g_fU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=O2yqgeTVS0I:-EzU-H0g_fU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=O2yqgeTVS0I:-EzU-H0g_fU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?i=O2yqgeTVS0I:-EzU-H0g_fU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaQuarks/~4/O2yqgeTVS0I" height="1" width="1"/>http://seaquarks.blogspot.com/2009/05/worst-writer-in-world.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811223941157953945.post-8928864113029306535Fri, 29 May 2009 16:47:00 +00002009-05-29T09:54:18.302-07:00<!--[endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB; mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;} @page Section1 {size:595.3pt 841.9pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaQuarks/~3/vJORxue5ZgE/writers-as-musicians.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Gentleman of Letters)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=vJORxue5ZgE:cfrKZiQDXDo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=vJORxue5ZgE:cfrKZiQDXDo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=vJORxue5ZgE:cfrKZiQDXDo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=vJORxue5ZgE:cfrKZiQDXDo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?i=vJORxue5ZgE:cfrKZiQDXDo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=vJORxue5ZgE:cfrKZiQDXDo:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=vJORxue5ZgE:cfrKZiQDXDo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?i=vJORxue5ZgE:cfrKZiQDXDo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaQuarks/~4/vJORxue5ZgE" height="1" width="1"/>http://seaquarks.blogspot.com/2009/05/writers-as-musicians.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811223941157953945.post-2472233105899897029Thu, 28 May 2009 09:22:00 +00002009-05-28T02:55:42.802-07:00The first question I hear is "what's it about?" The second is "Why did you write it? Why in god's name take so much time and effort to write so many words, that no-one will probably read anyway?" Good question.To answer, I'll start by paraphrasing something I once read by Stephen King - 'Every novel or story already exists. It is the author's job to merely uncover it'. Like a fossil, I guess. It http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeaQuarks/~3/ge6eAXrFYMo/why-write-novel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A Gentleman of Letters)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=ge6eAXrFYMo:YBAk6oe_0-s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=ge6eAXrFYMo:YBAk6oe_0-s:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=ge6eAXrFYMo:YBAk6oe_0-s:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=ge6eAXrFYMo:YBAk6oe_0-s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?i=ge6eAXrFYMo:YBAk6oe_0-s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=ge6eAXrFYMo:YBAk6oe_0-s:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?a=ge6eAXrFYMo:YBAk6oe_0-s:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SeaQuarks?i=ge6eAXrFYMo:YBAk6oe_0-s:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SeaQuarks/~4/ge6eAXrFYMo" height="1" width="1"/>http://seaquarks.blogspot.com/2009/05/why-write-novel.html