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Salazar, re-writes
Hi, It’s half-twelve and all the girls are asleep. I am in the kitchen with the lap top and a cup which once contained much coffee. My eyes are starting to get dry and I want to go to bed … Continue reading
The Crimes of Paris: A True Story of Murder, Theft, and Detection, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler
This book uses the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911 as an opportunity to survey the crime scene of Paris 1896-1914. They look at the theft and then police techniques, notorious criminals, and famous cases. One error in the … Continue reading
Posted in French History, Paris, Research
Tagged Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler, Salazar, The Crimes of Paris
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New Year
No books finished for a while but a huge batch has just arrived. I ordered them with tokens I got for xmas. They are on the shelf calling me as I type. Sitting alongside them are the actual books I … Continue reading
Salazar, Second Draft
Finished the second draft last night. The word count now is 70,162 – up from 54,000 for the first draft. This is in Word. I previously used Open Office but the word count is way out. I am happy with … Continue reading
Posted in Crime Fiction, Hard-Bolied, Historical Crime
Tagged Editing, Paris, Salazar, Seth Lynch
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Salazar
Mad Sunday is on hold for now – it becomes too hard to edit a draft straight after writing it. Instead the last two weeks have been spent re-writing Salazar. I have been inspired by reading The Pericles Commission by … Continue reading
Posted in Hard-Bolied, Historical Crime, Paris, Writing Fiction, Writing targets
Tagged Gary Corby, Leo Malet, Mad Sunday, Salazar, The Pericles Commission
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Not finished anything for a while
I’ve started a lot but not finished. On the bus I’ve been listening to History of Rome Podcasts and Coffee Break French. In the lunch hour I have been writing. I more or less write 500 words and then in … Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged Charles Bukowski, Eduardo Galeano, High Rise, J G Ballard, Pulp: A Novel, Salazar, Upside Down
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