The Cheeky Poet

Hello. Sometimes I wish there was something else I would rather be doing than writing. The agent who had requested the full manuscript of MAPS has rejected it with a very polite one liner. Right now I'm staring a different kind of rejection letter which was sent to me over two years ago by Pan MacMillan, a letter worthy of being up on my wall, the letter that keeps me going. It says here my writing is good, above-average, that they were intrigued by my unique idea, and how the three people who'd read my sample loved the protagonist's realistic outlook on life. And then this line: "We do however want to point out that your writing and your manuscript as a whole was one of the very few which made us sit up and take note, and we definitely think that there might be something special here with another look at the drawing board."  If it wasn't for this letter written by representatives of one of the biggest publishing houses in the world, I would...

Hello! On Wednesday night at exactly 11:55pm I finished writing my novel, MAPS. OK, so a manuscript is never really finished until it's published and I know the word-count is lacking a couple of thousand words and perhaps I'd used too many swearwords towards the end there but that's part of my protagonist's evolution. Nevertheless, I sent it off to a UK based literary agent who'd requested the full manuscript over a month ago. Done and dusted. It's second draft quality, and I know I will have to rework it a third time. That's just the nature of novel writing. But I love it. Music During this last stint of sticking to an actual writing schedule for the first time ever with a deadline in mind, I discovered new music, good music. Here's a playlist for your enjoyment: Angus & Julia Stone - Chateau Lord Huron - Meet Me In The Woods We Are All Astronauts - Ether  Louis The Child - Love Is Alive ft. Elohim  SYML - Where's My Love Tom Od...