iannettleton.bsky.social
Winner Bath Novel Award 2023. 2nd place Bath & Bridport Novel Award 2014. Flash in short & longlists (Bridport, Edinburgh, Lett Review, Scratch A4). I also teach writing. I live in the Tory-free UK. Photo: Martin Figura.
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Brilliant. Cut to the chase.
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That's the one!
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It's a good photo, but your present one looks more professional. Is that a good thing? Either way, it's all a good look.
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I think your usual profile pic is better.
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Brilliant.
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Brilliant! Congratulations to Sharon Boyle! Another Bath Novel Award win.
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Ha! I was getting married the next weekend and I decided I'd had enough of all the organising and ran off to the cinema for the afternoon to watch this.
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It's hilarious. And northern accents are just plain funny, though that's probably my roots showing.
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I taught in Faust House in Charles Square, Prague, in 1993. Where Mephistopheles took Faust through the ceiling.
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Wow! Congratulations!
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Send that novel in! Polish it up. You've got till May 31st. This is THE unpublished novel competition.
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I used to love comics and still have an affection for Moebius and Metal Hurlant and will still read Alan Moore. But the idea of doing a comic is still there in the background. But the time needed...Anyway, it sounds fascinating.
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Impressive.
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Hi CB. Sounds great. Love the 'ravaged sandbox'. Hope it's going well. And a female protagonist too!
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Great title. And great plot. I love cross-genre. Mine was a sci-fi thriller. Quatermass meets George Smiley. A comic series? Comic book? Are you illustrating it?
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As the song goes: 'Walk on by...walk on by...'
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Two great examples are Ablutions, by Patrick deWitt and Your Fault, by Andrew Cowan. Both are superb. Interesting that the second person singular only really works in the present tense.
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I think it will be well worthwhile. And you'll get to meet NCW people too. By all means mention me. They're a very personable, thoughtful organisation. And thanks! I'm being methodical, and still managing to write each day, if only 200 words sometimes.
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Last night I dreamt I turned into a werewolf in daylight, and tried to find somewhere to hide. I moved so fast I hoped people would think I was a dog - I managed to leap over a huge park gate. Then today I saw this and now I feel much better.
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Two years ago a family member said to me, 'There no wars under Trump during his presidency.' He asked me what I thought of him, and without actually swearing, I said he was the most dangerous man on earth. Why bother with wars when you can choke the whole world?
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Is that the publishing fair? I've been along once and enjoyed it. It's a good chance to meet East Anglian publishers and writers in general. Haven't forgotten about the promised gathering, btw. I'll give you a shout. It's all OU marking at the moment. Blimey...
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Particularly love the cover of War. Very moving.
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Really good. At first I thought, Why have I come all this way? I usually struggle with literary gatherings. But I spoke to some really likeable publishers and handed out some flyers. Bumped into @scratchbooks.bsky.social who get me back on my literary feet two years ago.
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Hi Laura. Love the analogy. Yes, I can hear the music echoing into the vacuum. I'm a lot better, thanks. One of those emails that knocks the stuffing out of you. I was bruised for about two hours then, as all writers do, I was ready to carry on. Went to the Alt. Book Fair on Saturday.
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Thanks, Simon. I actually felt better just for typing that to writers out there, like yourself.
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Thank you, Julie. I'll tell her.
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And meanwhile I need to remember to edit. 'Drew'.
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Brilliant! That's pretty much as good as a Friday can get!
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Fantastic!
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He's just cheap. That's what he is. Cheap. Bargain basement.
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Ha ha. I do. Enjoy it. It's wonderful.
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Or maybe five! It's brilliant news.
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You should stop in about two years.