Some very exciting news: my third novel, 46% Better Than Dave, has been shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comic fiction. To say I’m delighted is a huge understatement. To tell the truth, I’m still a little bit in shock. The Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize is the biggest (possibly only) award for comicContinue reading “46% Better Than Dave shortlisted for Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize”
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Crafting words in a cupboard
From coffee shops to trains and sun loungers, my favourite places to write are possibly not quite what you’d expect. My first novel was written in a cupboard. No seriously. At least, part of it was, anyway. I’d already written some of the book. Maybe a quarter of the first draft. It had been myContinue reading “Crafting words in a cupboard”
Bright sparks: Where I get my ideas for books
As an author, people often ask me where I get my ideas for books. Well, they come from all over. It could be a conversation with a friend, a TV show, another book or… just something that pops into my head. Some things inspire the main plot of the story. Other things give me ideasContinue reading “Bright sparks: Where I get my ideas for books”
5 Books That Inspired Me
From literary fiction to quirky humour, crime novels and a few great anti-heroes, I’ve been inspired by so many different books over the years. There’s an old adage that if you want to be a better writer, you need to read more. And, of course, it’s absolutely true. You need to read a lot. AndContinue reading “5 Books That Inspired Me”
Alastair Puddick 