Apparently the BBC reckons most people will have only read 6 of the 100 books here.
I have read a few more than that- I’ve “x”ed the ones I’ve read. SO how many have you read?
Instructions:
Look at the list and put an ‘x’ after those you have read.
1 Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen x
2 The [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘author’
March 4, 2009
Well Known Books you have read or not read…
June 2, 2008
Reclaiming the writing mojo.
Writing isn’t always easy. Words used to pour out of me onto paper and fall in the right place by instinct.
Then, after writing and writing and writing I began to feel deadened by it. I wrote because I could, because it was what I did, what I used to pay the bills with.
My new book [...]
May 27, 2008
When authors don’t cross their t’s and dot their i’s
When James Frey got his book on Oprah several years ago he must of been in Author heaven. I know for me, making it to Oprah to get to talk about one of my books would be simply AWESOME. Book sales spiked, and people loved his book.
So when people found his book was not [...]
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Tags: author, book, james frey, publishing, writer
May 24, 2008
The final days before the manuscript’s due
I’m in the depths of the last days before my book is due and in the humdrum of writing reality. The truth is, I don’t particularly enjoy the actual writing process. Well I do mainly. I love getting a great idea. I love researching it. And I love nothing more than being in the zone, [...]
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Tags: author, book, manuscript, Penguin, writing
May 23, 2008
Mountain Men: My newest book baby!
I don’t think you ever get used to it really. That very first moment when a book is released and you suddenly realise other eyes are going to see your work. It’s a wee bit scary to be honest, and incredibly revealing- even if it is a non fiction book.
But my new book, Mountain Men [...]
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Tags: author, getting published, John Bougen, Mountain Men, publishing, Rachel Goodchild, writing books
