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US Of Yay 4 Feb 2011 | 08:12 am
It’s a new month, the tax returns are finished and optimism reigns once more in the house of Grant. I’ve been doing quite a bit of research into sending Certainty to some US agents, and it appears thi...
Little Victories 31 Jan 2011 | 11:10 am
I could really do with a little victory at the moment, so the end of the tax returns tomorrow – and subsequent visit to the pub – should accomplish that. But last night I went to see my brother’s new ...
Tax 27 Jan 2011 | 12:07 pm
I’m halfway through the week of tax returns hell and I’m starting to feel a little tired, but I’m making steady progress and hope to reach the end intact. It’s always a bit of a stressy time, but ther...
Irons In The Fire 26 Jan 2011 | 08:38 am
It would be great to think that one of the two literary agents who currently have my full manuscript will want to represent it and me, but given the usual time lag between submission and response, it ...
Downtime 25 Jan 2011 | 11:09 am
So, after over a year of daily posts on here, I had a couple of days off. It felt good. And also a bit weird. This blog has become nailed on as part of my routine, and so going to sleep knowing that I...
Ten Oh Clock 22 Jan 2011 | 11:35 am
The prequel to Iain Lee and Daisy Donovan’s 11 O’Clock Show launched last night on Channel 4. It was the… er… 10 O’Clock Show, and it came upon us in a fiery blaze of publicity. Part of this was becau...
The Opening Decision 21 Jan 2011 | 11:38 am
Fuck it, I’m sticking to my guns. The experiment of sending my opening chapters to a few friends turned out to be a very interesting exercise indeed. It led to many opinions, agreements, disagreements...
Q&L 20 Jan 2011 | 11:18 am
My South African houseguests are leaving tomorrow, and it’s been very cool to have them around. Quinton, who’s my friend Sarah’s brother-in-law, researches leopards and set up The Cape Leopard Trust. ...
Force Feedback 19 Jan 2011 | 08:07 am
Now here’s something I don’t do every day (not this blog, obviously – I definitely do this every day, as has been previously established. I don’t even have to anymore, but I’m posting this evening any...
The Final ‘One A Day’ 18 Jan 2011 | 07:08 am
The moment is here at last. On 18 January 2010, I read on my Twitter feed about a ragtag band of brothers (and sisters, though HBO hasn’t got around to them yet) who, in a ludicrously optimistic show...
