'The Silver Pigs' - Davis (Long blog warning. Sorry, couldn't curb my enthusiasm.) Got any book tokens left over from Christmas? Just in case, I’ll pass on this advice, which was given to me, at regular intervals, by my good friend, Karen Bush. “Read the Falco books.” Karen, excellent editor and avid reader, put me onto many great reads: most notably the ‘Song of Fire and Ice’ sequence by George R. R. Martin, and the wonderful ‘Six Duchies’ books of Robin Hobb. Also, Hobb’s lesser-known, but excellent ‘Soldier Son’ trilogy. Karen and I often exchanged notes about what we were reading (both of us were always reading something ) and then she’d demand, “Have you read the Falco books yet? No?— Well, read them .” Karen had regularly proved that she knew a good book when she met it, but still, I never got around to Falco. I think I'd got it into my head that they were an Ancient Roman version of the Brother Cadfael series: that is, 'murder-mysteries' set i
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My goal for 2012 is to forget about selling books entirely and take on projects that are challenging, fun, and push my writing places I haven't been before. I've no idea what I'll end up doing but I'm very much looking forward to it. There's a little bit about it at http://www.agnieszkasshoes.blogspot.com/2011/12/play.html
(Dan)
My main one is to get back to starting work at a fixed time (good and early!) every day. This has slipped a bit since my OH retired...
My second resolution is finish my proof-reading course and set up a web-based business as a proof-reader and copy editor.
Best of luck to both of you with your resolutions. Apologies for not answering before = I went 'home' to Wales for the New Year and forgot to check when I came back, and just realsed I'd got some comments|!
Good idea Dan - I'll try to avoid the temptation to open anything except urgent emails until I've worked on my WIP. I'm pretty sure I wont' complete No 1 by my tarket datge, but at least I am progressing with it!