A regular monthly column for Corvaceous.

"I will soon complete a raw first draft of a new novel; the next stage is to think about sending it out to one or two trusted readers. This is an awkward moment for any writer. One wants an email in return that same evening declaring, "This is a work of genius!" Something of the sort happened to Dostoevsky. He delivered the manuscript of Crime & Punishment to his publisher, and that same night was woken by pebbles tossed at his window, and the publisher in the street crying, "It's a work of genius!" (prior to ripping him off in the contract). Last time round, my loyal father did ring two days later, and pronounced my piece a work of genius, but then admitted he'd only read 59 pages...."

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John McGill

A column for Corvaceous. This month's column was previously run on the Two Ravens Press blog.

"Here’s a little tale for the 21st century. A few Sundays ago I was shaken out of sleep at 6 am by Morag, who was shouting in my ear, “Maggie’s started!” Memory has it she was slapping me hard on both cheeks, but that’s probably just storyteller’s embellishment.

Maggie is the great Clydesdale mare who’s been grazing the paddock in front of our garden wall for most of the summer..."

 

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