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May 12, 2015
Copyright is very important to an artist; it provides an income and acknowledgement. It protects the work and the artist’s intentions.
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May 7, 2015
I am curious to see what happens when my hand seems to take over the lead from my head. I am excited by the accidents, surprises and tangents that have me seeing new possibilities.
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May 5, 2015
To be a successful author, you need to be business-like about your rights, and gain ‘authorpreneurship’ skills.
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April 30, 2015
I’m continually surprised by the way ideas flower, change, form something living and new as you word them. I think it’s what I do best. You’ve got to give something to the world – poetry is my offering.
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April 27, 2015
Because writing for a living is a craft. Ideas may drop from the sky, but unless you craft them for your audience they risk languishing lifelessly on your laptop. It is a craft learned with practice, experience and endless feedback from generous friends and mentors.
April 27, 2015
My view of the world when I was young was that it was a place of adventure. This remains true. I write because I imagine, hear or see things that I feel someone could benefit from me writing about them. Egotistical and irrational, of course, but that’s the fiction writer’s curse.
