Favourite blogs
My favourite blog at the moment is my writing pal Mandy Sutter's - she writes every month about the latest epic drama with helping her ageing Dad on his allotment - it may not sound riveting, but I promise it is! (And she's currently working out ways of
publishing this in book form too.)
Another writing pal, Bren Gosling, is keeping a blog about writing his novel. So, if you're stuck on your own novel, Bren is good
to read to inspire you to get back to that daily wordcount! Here's the blurb about his novel - which he has just completed. So, if you know any agents gagging for a good book - put them in touch with
Bren!:
Sweeping Up The Village by Bren Gosling
At 14 in Kosovo his dreams of becoming a professional basketball player were shattered by war.
Fast forward to 2002; Almir is 21, newly arrived in London and
working as a Walthamstow street sweeper. One day his broom
strikes a pair of discarded women’s sandals, triggering a series of crippling flashbacks which threaten his sanity. When he is moved onto a quieter beat – sweeping up Walthamstow’s village – Almir finds himself attracted to an older man with issues of his own.
In the weeks surrounding the Queen’s Golden Jubilee celebrations, Almir struggles to rebuild his life. Can he conceal the guilty secret tormenting him?
Sweeping up the Village by Bren Gosling is a compelling debut novel about lost identity, love and the need to belong. Short-listed for the 2012 Harry Bowling Prize for new writers.
Bren's blog about writing his novel:
evolutionofmynovelbg.blogspot.com/
Bren's email: nicke17@clara.co.uk
publishing this in book form too.)
Another writing pal, Bren Gosling, is keeping a blog about writing his novel. So, if you're stuck on your own novel, Bren is good
to read to inspire you to get back to that daily wordcount! Here's the blurb about his novel - which he has just completed. So, if you know any agents gagging for a good book - put them in touch with
Bren!:
Sweeping Up The Village by Bren Gosling
At 14 in Kosovo his dreams of becoming a professional basketball player were shattered by war.
Fast forward to 2002; Almir is 21, newly arrived in London and
working as a Walthamstow street sweeper. One day his broom
strikes a pair of discarded women’s sandals, triggering a series of crippling flashbacks which threaten his sanity. When he is moved onto a quieter beat – sweeping up Walthamstow’s village – Almir finds himself attracted to an older man with issues of his own.
In the weeks surrounding the Queen’s Golden Jubilee celebrations, Almir struggles to rebuild his life. Can he conceal the guilty secret tormenting him?
Sweeping up the Village by Bren Gosling is a compelling debut novel about lost identity, love and the need to belong. Short-listed for the 2012 Harry Bowling Prize for new writers.
Bren's blog about writing his novel:
evolutionofmynovelbg.blogspot.com/
Bren's email: nicke17@clara.co.uk
