tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078296049434103926.post5694177018978233276..comments2023-10-24T08:42:01.834+01:00Comments on Jobbing Writer: Work work work. Words word words.MorningAJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078296049434103926.post-85260746872694579652011-03-03T06:21:02.196+00:002011-03-03T06:21:02.196+00:00I enjoyed learning about how you came to be a writ...I enjoyed learning about how you came to be a writer.<br /><br />I'd also like you to know that you were the winner of "Sell Your Novel Toolkit" during my recent blogoversary party. Please send an address so I can ship it to you. (I'm fine with international mailings; I send things to my Mum all the time.)<br /><br />Thanks for participating over at The Year of Writing Dangerously. It was fun. <br /><br />Hope to hear from you soon,<br /><br />MichaelMichael G-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078296049434103926.post-24418095504144914492011-03-02T21:43:05.687+00:002011-03-02T21:43:05.687+00:00Like you I've always (tried) to make a living ...Like you I've always (tried) to make a living out of words. Left school at 16 to be an editorial assistant on a weekly, moved on to journalism proper via day release at the London College of Printing but I was never that interested in news story, especially if it meant going out and getting cold...features was much better, that was thinking in ink and going to free-be PR promotions. (This was the days of days of T.Rex and Starship Trooper...)<br />Don't do anything like that now except for the occasional bit of freelancing...moved over to teaching a few years ago after completing MA in Creative Writing and the publication of my first novel...so now I talk about story arcs and creating characters. Not that keen on the lesson plans and form filling but love sharing an enthusiasm for writing with other writers and would-be writers...<br />Hey! Thanks for the memoriesBRIDGEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16143306274478695558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078296049434103926.post-4699353613858260302011-03-02T20:27:46.982+00:002011-03-02T20:27:46.982+00:00I sold shoes as one of my summer holiday jobs - wo...I sold shoes as one of my summer holiday jobs - worst part wasn't the feet but the manager who refused to let us serve people in turn but hissed at us "she only wants tights - serve the person after her first" - that was when Herman's Hermits were in the Top 10 with a song about a milkman.<br />Enjoyed this account of your writing development.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078296049434103926.post-73782259580230102442011-03-02T12:35:22.580+00:002011-03-02T12:35:22.580+00:00It was lovely reading how you came into your writi...It was lovely reading how you came into your writing career! <br /><br />I went to teacher training college because that was what my parents wanted and I hated it. I droppeds out much to their horror. I wish i'd had the strength of character to have known what I wanted and then done it.<br /><br />Thanks for suggestions re: naming my MC!Ellie Garratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731071128348213067noreply@blogger.com