Recent content by Madz

Thank you! That's really nice to hear. :cool:

Thank you Katie! You're amazing. :) Madz

Appreciate it and ditto! :)

Aw thank you, Quillwitch. :) If there's a film, you're all invited to the premiere! Tbh I'm just hoping for decent sales. Being a debut author is seriously nerve-wracking... :confused: I think things have been getting better for minority voices. Penguin has Write Now!, Macmillan has unveiled 2...

Thanks Katie! Yes the 2 week dash was completion of the first draft. It was about 45 000 words long and pretty much a depressing cautionary tale. The final version is 73 000-ish and hopefully with a less didactic message. I got some of the kids at school to be my beta readers (under threat of...

Dear friends, Apologies for the massive delay in relating my experiences. My life has been a rollercoaster of madness but there's a bit of a lull now. :oops: So here's the 411 on how I leapt from the slush pile, reached critical mass and landed on a publisher's list. In 2014 I finished a YA...

Thanks Ancora! :) Twitter is way more political than I'd like, but these days it's part and parcel of the publishing industry. I know Joanna Trollope isn't a huge fan (called it 'insatiable egotism' I think!), but then she's so popular, she can say and do whatever she likes! :D

Will do madam! ;)

Thank you Kitty! :) Can we be Twitter buddies?

Thanks James! :cool:

Thanks David! :cool:

Aw thanks Anne! Seeing a fellow Litopian on book signing day would be everything! :) That's the one thing I hate about this business. You could be the most awesome writer ever but if the Powers That Be don't connect with your idea, you end up thinking it's crap too. :( As writers we need...

And the irony is that when you get published they'll be giving you books for free!

You're right, Katie. Thanks. As soon as they release anything I'll post if anyone wants. But tbh I'm petrified of bad reviews. I mean, when you write something, you sort of write it for yourself , don't you? Then when it's published, it belongs to the big wide world and they can do with it as...

Anne that's so cool. Congrats! :cool: I'm still waiting for your Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon / Hunger Games style book. I'm sure it's going to kick ass! You're right: we could quit but where's the fun in that? I've got my dad asking me when I'm going get a proper job again! :rolleyes: