I was interviewed for a book blog this week. Thanks very much to Kirsty at loveofagoodbook for chatting with me. You can see all the highly interesting things I had to say here Hope you enjoy it! Al
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Video Interview
I was recently interviewed by local website Crawley Happy Times. You can watch the video below and see me talking about the book, how I wrote it, where I got the inspiration from, and how I managed to get it published. Or you can see the full interview here
George Thring goes on sale
The Unexpected Vacation of George Thring is now available to buy on Amazon. It’s available in paperback and you can also download it for your Kindle. It’s been a bit of a slog to get it to this stage, but I’m thrilled to say that the book is now finally on sale. I’ve loved writingContinue reading “George Thring goes on sale”
Inside the ‘Harry Potter cupboard’
Fancy a quick peek inside the cupboard/office where I do my writing? Go on then… As the Crawley Observer recently revealed, much of my debut novel, The Unexpected Vacation of George Thring, was written inside a cupboard that I converted into a tiny office. My fiancee nicknamed the ‘Harry Potter cupboard’. So I thought I’dContinue reading “Inside the ‘Harry Potter cupboard’”
It’s a done (book) deal!
Bit of a belated post here, but I just wanted to share the news that after around five years of writing, several months of editing, a heck of a lot of pitches to agents, publishers, friends of friends and anyone else I could think of, I have at last found a home for my firstContinue reading “It’s a done (book) deal!”
The Hardest Easiest Job in the World
Writing for a living can be the best, simplest, most rewarding and easiest job in the world. But at times it can be the most frustrating, soul-destroying, confidence-sapping, horrible job as well. And sometimes the most difficult thing is just sitting down at the computer in the first place… I’m lucky enough to be ableContinue reading “The Hardest Easiest Job in the World”
The ‘Business’ of Writing
Over the last 13 years or so, I’ve been lucky enough to make a living out of something that I enjoy doing – writing. At times (especially in my early magazine editing days) it has actually been mildly glamorous, with foreign trips, expensive meals out, fancy parties, boozy product launches, press outings and even theContinue reading “The ‘Business’ of Writing”
Alastair Puddick 