Joe Craig's Blog, page 6
August 6, 2012
My Plan to Boost Sport, Create New Olympic Heroes and Win the World Cup Within 30 Years
Remove all 'NO BALL GAMES' signs.
June 18, 2012
CHARACTER - Remembering the Basics
I've been working on a new little story. Something fun and a little different - sorry, no details yet. I'm obsessively secretive about works-in-progress.
But eventually I do share a draft with my agent, who always gives really useful notes.
Today I was grappling with one note that I couldn't quite get to grips with:
"Bring out the characters more."
That's quite a big note. It's a huge note. It's a COLOSSAL NOTE. And I couldn't immediately see a way to fix it. Then, after a hot shower and...
But eventually I do share a draft with my agent, who always gives really useful notes.
Today I was grappling with one note that I couldn't quite get to grips with:
"Bring out the characters more."
That's quite a big note. It's a huge note. It's a COLOSSAL NOTE. And I couldn't immediately see a way to fix it. Then, after a hot shower and...
June 14, 2012
FICTIVE INTELLIGENCE, Understanding the World by Reading Fiction, and LIBRARIANS
A couple of years ago I was asked to write a few lines about the importance of reading. I wrote this:
Reading a book is a direct injection of inspiration.
Reading shapes brilliant minds. It gets your brain throbbing and your heart racing.
It can bring you a thousand years of experience in a few pages.
Reading means bigger laughs, deeper feelings and a peek at the secrets of life.
We understand the world through stories. What we read makes people make sense.
I found myself thinking of t...
Reading a book is a direct injection of inspiration.
Reading shapes brilliant minds. It gets your brain throbbing and your heart racing.
It can bring you a thousand years of experience in a few pages.
Reading means bigger laughs, deeper feelings and a peek at the secrets of life.
We understand the world through stories. What we read makes people make sense.
I found myself thinking of t...
May 24, 2012
Bookbuzz 2012
Buzz.
Buzzy day.
I'm buzzing.
Bookbuzz.
Ooh, it's a list of books! And you can choose a free one - if you're a Yr 7 student this September.
So why am I all buzzy? Because my book, LIFTERS, is on the list!
What a wonderful thing that is. I will reward myself with a bowl of honey.
Here's the BOOKBUZZ list:
http://www.booktrust.org.uk/bookgifting/bookbuzz/
I'm a little stunned about this, to be honest. I wrote LIFTERS a little under-the-radar so I've been amazed by the support from rea...
Buzzy day.
I'm buzzing.
Bookbuzz.
Ooh, it's a list of books! And you can choose a free one - if you're a Yr 7 student this September.
So why am I all buzzy? Because my book, LIFTERS, is on the list!
What a wonderful thing that is. I will reward myself with a bowl of honey.
Here's the BOOKBUZZ list:
http://www.booktrust.org.uk/bookgifting/bookbuzz/
I'm a little stunned about this, to be honest. I wrote LIFTERS a little under-the-radar so I've been amazed by the support from rea...
