It's
not worth doing unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you
weren't doing it.
-Sir
Terry Pratchett, author
I
worked the Greater Manchester Mayoral Elections in Manchester Central
on Friday 5th, where Andy Burnham was elected as Greater
Manchester's first Mayor. I believe he's a good man for the job.
Congratulations Andy!
I
don't talk about work on the blog per se, but wanted to mention I
ended up on BBC News.
Do
I get my blue tick now, Twitter?
I
finished Part Reptile, the autobiography of UFC fighter and
commentator Dan Hardy.
Fascinating insight to the life of the British fighter who made waves
in the American MMA tournament. Hardy's eloquent descriptions of his
rise to the UFC through local tae kwon do tournaments through to
training with Shaolin monks in China make for fascinating reading,
and is better written than other sports autobiographies I've read.
His dabblings with hallucinogens, his tattoos and the meanings behind
them and his securing of his UFC commentator position form a unique
story.
Also,
I met him and got the book signed a while
back.
We've
just come to the close of Action for Brain Injury Week. Headway's site includes advice on what
not to say to people with a brain injury. As someone with brain
damage I can relate to most of these. Take a look at the video.
New
fiction group Deansgate Writers Club Took place
Tuesday night. Waterstones' new fiction club, fronted by published
author Tom King, covered how to promote your finished manuscript to a
publisher. He discusses what kind of advance payment you may get for
a first novel, and what happens if it doesn't sell (it's pulped and
used in motorway overpasses, FYI).
Deansgate
Writers Group runs on the second Tuesday of each month at 6.30pm.
Members get 10% off at the tills on the night of the meetings. Next
month they'll be trying out some 'elevator pitches'- quick, enticing
summaries of your novel, short enough to be summed up in a lift ride.
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