Most people are like cats – they live not just one life, but many. Writers are no exception. Here's me as I spiral through the eddies of my ninth writing life. Life 9 - The Road Ahead It's been two and a half years since my last entry in this rolling autobiography. I've spent much of that time … Continue reading The Many Lives of a Writer – 9
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The Many Lives of a Writer – 8
Most people are like cats – they live not just one life, but many. Writers are no exception. Here's me as I spiral through the eddies of my eighth writing life. Life 8 - Circles It's hard to identify when my seventh writing life segued into my eighth. I wrote my last entry in this rolling mini-autobiography way … Continue reading The Many Lives of a Writer – 8
The Many Lives of a Writer – 7
Most people are like cats – they live not just one life, but many. Writers are no exception. Here's me as I plunge into my seventh writing life. Life 7 - Just the Facts, Ma'am My seventh writing life starts today, as I start my new role as senior staff writer at Cinefex, a leading American magazine that publishes in-depth articles about major … Continue reading The Many Lives of a Writer – 7
The Many Lives of a Writer – 6
Most people are like cats – they live not just one life, but many. Writers are no exception. Here's the skinny on my sixth writing life. Collaboration I'm not exactly sure when I slipped into my sixth writing life. That's the thing with time. We like to imagine it frozen into neat little chunks, like ice cubes in … Continue reading The Many Lives of a Writer – 6
The Many Lives of a Writer – 5
Most people are like cats – they live not just one life, but many. Writers are no exception. Here's the introspective sprawl of my fifth writing life. Life 5 - Diversity So this is me, now, live and uncut, smack in the middle of my fifth writing life. In my past lives, I've written stories both short … Continue reading The Many Lives of a Writer – 5
The Many Lives of a Writer – 4
Most people are like cats – they live not just one life, but many. Writers are no exception. Here's what happened when my fourth writing life got underway. Life 4 - Phantom Fiction Sometime in the middle of 2007, my agent Dot Lumley asked me if I fancied writing a crime novel for a book packager. I … Continue reading The Many Lives of a Writer – 4
The Many Lives of a Writer – 3
Most people are like cats – they live not just one life, but many. Writers are no exception. Here's how my third writing life saw everything change. Life 3 - Size Isn't Everything After cutting the cord with Voyager Books, I wrote a dark fantasy novel called Panopticon. The title, inspired by an architectural concept for a … Continue reading The Many Lives of a Writer – 3
The Many Lives of a Writer – 2
Most people are like cats – they live not just one life, but many. Writers are no exception. Here are a few dramatic moments from my second writing life. Life 2 - A Long Way Down One of the ideas I pitched to Voyager Books during my dragon years was a dark fantasy novel about the power … Continue reading The Many Lives of a Writer – 2
The Many Lives of a Writer – 1
Most people are like cats – they live not just one life, but many. Writers are no exception. Here's how I got started with my first writing life. Life 1 - The Dragon Years My first writing life began in 1992. I was in my late twenties and, after noodling around for years with odd … Continue reading The Many Lives of a Writer – 1
Graham Edwards 