David Powning – Todays’ feature on the 2K International Writers’ Blog Tour has some insightful ideas and suggestions on writing and being a writer.
David Powning
I live in the south of England, not far from London. Last year I published my first novel, The Ground Will Catch You. I’m now working on a second.
Before writing The Ground Will Catch You I completed another novel, which I submitted to agents but got nowhere. Looking back, I think they were right – even I suspected that it wasn’t good enough. This time I sent the manuscript only to ten agents, and even as I pressed the stamps onto the envelopes I knew I was wasting my time. I received plenty of positive feedback, but nothing concrete. No one called me in for a cappuccino, but I genuinely didn’t care. Self-publishing has been so liberating, a truly fantastic thing. There are plenty of people out there (designers, proofreaders etc.) who can help you get your novel into great shape if you’re willing to invest…
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