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The Rise And Rise Of RomantasyAgents and publishers still can’t get enoughinfinitemonkeyshq.substack.com

Newly arrived. Proud to be a part of a great lineup of storytellers. #booksky

If you’re submitting to agents, get your first page in perfect shape. Sometimes that’s all they’ll read. They get so many submissions they whittle down the pile by immediately discarding manuscripts that don’t hit the mark immediately. You can’t afford to hook them later. Grab them from the start

A writing rejection isn’t just a judgment on its value. Often it’s about finding the right time for your story. Motor City is in cinemas now. The script hit The Blacklist *20 years* ago. The BBC’s Life on Mars was rejected multiple times over seven years. When it was finally made it was a huge hit

Tens of thousands of books are published every week and a lot of writers worry they’re going to get lost in the sea of stories out there. Don’t be. It’s not a numbers game. Write what only you know — about the world, life, people. That’s your USP. You’ll find your audience.

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Getting Your Story On The ScreenRoute One or the Scenic Pathinfinitemonkeyshq.substack.com

On creativity and being uncompromising:

‘Everything I know about evil I learned in that small town’: John Carpenter on terrifying the world with Halloween, The Thing and The FogAt 78, the king of horror and sci-fi movies is as much of a rebel as ever. He talks about creativity, compromise (he’s not a fan) and how he became addicted to moviemakingwww.theguardian.com

See? Sexy.

The rise of the ‘hot literati’: how reading became sexyCelebrities are hosting literary clubs and designers are launching products emblazoned with the classics – but does reading’s trendy turn have a darker side?www.theguardian.com

Never beat yourself up over the first draft of anything. It’s designed to be a disaster. The first draft is there to tell your story to yourself so you know what it is. Stories are created through refinement over multiple drafts, like carving a statue from a block of marble.

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