Writing tip of the day; make friends with other authors. They're not rivals, they're a support network, a lifeline, a voice on the phone when you're a bit stuck. They're ideas and brainwaves and laughs and solidarity.
But it is extraordinary that NHS frontline staff are not EXPLICITLY at top of queue for the vaccine as in Germany: not only do we have a moral duty to keep them safe, they are also the people most capable of passing it on to vulnerable hospital patients. This needs to change
to put it into perspective, the £22 million the government is providing to support businesses in Greater Manchester during an actual pandemic is £30 million less than Boris Johnson spent on a bridge that doesn't exist in London
@louise_candlish@SabineDurrant So important to bear this in mind. I understand the lure of the debut but most of my reading joy comes from seasoned authors.
Reading @SabineDurrant’s wonderful Finders Keepers, straight off the back of @louise_candlish The Other Passenger makes me rejoice for the writers who improve their craft with every book + the publishers that support them. Longevity serves readers as much as authors.
The Storm by @MandaJJennings is so great I didn’t think twice about making a tit out of myself on a very windy beach. Set in Cornwall, it wicked, twisty and oh so gripping.