Sue Guiney:Me and Others
Blog URL http://sueguineyblog.blogspot.com
Located London, London United Kingdom
Tags writing, fiction, poetry, plays, books, literature, creativity, language, publishing
Novelist, poet and playwright Sue Guiney discusses the rollercoaster that is being a writer. Getting published, being published and everything in between.
Latest Blog Posts
- Music, This Time on Nov 21, 2009 in Ben Franklin and The Music Man without words Dvorak Yo Yo Ma
I was feeling sorry for myself last night. It has been a very busy, crazy couple of weeks. I've been fighting a cold for most of it, plus I have somehow wrenched my shoulder out of place and am fitting physio appointments into everything...
- "Too Many Magpies" Takes Flight on Nov 19, 2009 in elizabeth baines
Tuesday night saw the launch of Elizabeth Baines' new novel, Too Many Magpies. I can't wait to read it. It looks like a small-gem-of-a book. Elizabeth read from the beginning, then took questions, and then read some more from the en...
- In Awe of Translations and Translators on Nov 15, 2009 in the art of translation
Long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away (or so it seems), I was a Classicist, studying and teaching ancient Greek, with a bit of Latin thrown in for good measure. Even then many asked why I would be pursuing such a line of study, what it...
- From the Depths Up to the Heavens on Nov 13, 2009 in Human Rights Watch Poems of Space RAPt
So many people are sick right now. I know I've been battling my semi-annual sinus infection all week, too. But it's been a very busy week and I've managed to do several things that I want to share with you.First, I went to a fundraiser fo...
- So Tired of Worrying About Waterstones on Nov 11, 2009 in the end of publishing
I woke up this morning, looked at my diary, and it clearly said "write blog." I knew exactly what I was going to write about, but as I read my friends' blogs over my morning coffee, I saw this scare-mongering article alluded to over and over: How Wat...
- A New Way to Procrastinate: Let's Get Organized on Nov 8, 2009 in label
Based on all the blogs, tweets and facebook statuses I've been reading lately, it seems that writers and artists are really struggling right now. Lack of confidence, frustration, impatience, "What's it all about, Alfie?" It is certainly difficu...
- Take Me Away on Nov 5, 2009 in Heaven Can Wait Anam Cara
Escape: not always such a bad thing.Writer and blogger, Cally Taylor, has had her first novel published, Heaven Can Wait, and it is a perfect way to make an escape from whatever autumn doldrums might be plaguing you. Cally is well into her blog...
