Getting Published – part 1
- At December 12, 2011
- By Niel
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So, I promised I’d do some blog posts about how I got published. Well, ok, but this could take a while.
I’ve always wanted to write a novel. I think everyone does. Its one of those things that, if we just had the time, if we could just focus, we could get that brilliant idea down and get it done. That’s how it was for me.
I’d tried a few times before, only ever getting as far as 30 pages before self-doubt caught up with me. I couldn’t write a novel and it was silly of me to think I could. I had a grade B ‘O’ Level in English, and a CSE grade 1 in English Literature. I’d never been to University, I didn’t know any authors and there was no way I could ever hope to be one.
But the dream persisted.
For years I did nothing about it, but gradually I started to write more and more. At first it was TV and radio scripts: the length was less daunting, only 30 pages for a half hour script. I could manage that, just about. Doing a few of those gave me confidence, and I hammered out a couple of 60 minute scripts for TV pilots that no one has yet to pick up. But the lack of success didn’t seem to matter, I was enjoying learning, trying to get better.
Read More»The Possibility of Impossible Dreams
- At December 02, 2010
- By Niel
- In Writing
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When I’m not animating, or running a business, I like to write. Its a great way for me to unwind from the stresses of the day and let my brain explore other creative avenues.
So far I’ve written a sitcom for radio, (which was commissioned by Radio 4, but didn’t quite get as far as going into production), a couple of drama series projects, and a few shorts. But whats’ really got me by the throat over the last year is trying to write a novel.
When I was young I used to dream of writing a book. In fact I remember, at about the age of ten, writing a big list of things I was going to do when I grew up. The first thing was writing a novel at the age of 13, which lead to me eventually buying WH Smiths, and ultimately being the first man on Mars. I dreamed big! I gave little thought to how I might actually achieve all of this, but that’s why childhood is so brilliant; reality hasn’t yet crept in.
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