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Today’s Magazine for Tomorrow’s AuthorsMay 2010 Issue 13 £2.25

To Be Continued?Going Back in Time

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To Be Continued?

Going Back in Time

Lynne Truss

Other Jottings

Alan Wall

Upcoming Books

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of a public domain work. Is this a healthy practice?Gareth Barsby

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Tim Burton’s latest makes us consider the literary sequel

Automated Alice

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

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Hamlet: Ophelia’s Story.

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“The aspiring writer has likely have been spurred into writing by a fa-vourite novel, and if that novel has no sequel, they may be impulsed to write their own.”

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Now that’s just silly.

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Gareth Barsby

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse NovellaStephanie Meyer5th June

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Dead in the FamilyCharlaine Harris10th June

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Vampire Diaries: The Return: Shadow SoulsL J Smith6th May

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Dark BloodStuart MacBride29th April

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The Lost SymbolDan Brown22nd July

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Doctor Who NovelsVarious22nd April

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mans, Apollo 23 The Forgot-ten Army.

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PrivateJames Patterson27th May

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Play to KillPJ Tracy29th April

Want to play again?

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The Prince of MistCarlos Ruiz Zafon27th May

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CELLAR DOOR OPEN FLOOR POETRY NIGHT

An interview with the writer of Gilgamesh and Bless the Thief, and a professor of Creative Writing

Gareth Barsby

Curved Light, Bless the Thief, Sylvie’s Riddle, Gilgamesh,

Writing Fiction.

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So what led you to pursue crea-tive writing?

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“I keep pressing on...”

I’m particularly interested in your Gilgamesh story. Where did you get the idea for that?

Silent Conversations, Gilgamesh

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Are there any other contempo-rary versions of myths you like?

Grendel Beowulf

Writing Fiction.

So, Writing Fiction, what was that like?

So how do you push yourself to complete a work?

Wall’s take on the earliest story

Any works of yours you’re not proud of?

Any tips for aspiring writers?

Every writer wants to write about the past, but what do they need to know when embarking upon that task?

Gareth Barsby

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“When you choose a histor-ical period, choose one be-cause it fascinates you.”

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The TravellerGareth Barsby

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Aside from proper grammar, is there anything aspiring writers can learn from her observations?

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“When you choose a histor-ical period, choose one be-cause it fascinates you.”

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