Posts by Patrick Ness
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Breaking your back
Posted 29 June 2010 As part of my duties as Writer In Residence, I’ve been working on an exclusive short story for the site. An opportunity to put my money where my mouth is,... Read 'Breaking your back ' -
Until we meet again
Posted 14 September 2009 And so my period as writer in residence here at Booktrust have come to an end. And what a time. In the past six months, I’ve... Read 'Until we meet again ' -
The forest and the trees
Posted 1 September 2009 I’ve been a bit silent of late, but I’ve got a good reason. I was deep into the final stages of that third draft I kept talking about, and the... Read 'The forest and the trees ' -
Naming the baby
Posted 9 August 2009 Amidst all the hard (but rewarding) work of the third draft of the final volume of the Chaos Walking trilogy, today is a fun day for me. It’s when I... Read 'Naming the baby ' -
The small matter of making it great
Posted 17 July 2009 I’ve written before on here about writing both first drafts (where you try anything and everything because no one will ever see it) and second drafts (where you cut away... Read 'The small matter of making it...' -
Meet the readers
Posted 29 May 2009 Writing books is – in so many, many ways – an odd profession. By its very nature, it attracts those of us who are perfectly happy spending months, if not... Read 'Meet the readers ' -
We love your books, don't write anymore
Posted 18 May 2009 You might have noticed that there's been a bit longer of a time lag between this entry and last, for which my most effusive apologies. The cause is one of... Read 'We love your books, don't write...' -
The day it came out
Posted 5 May 2009 Yesterday was the official publication date for my new book, The Ask and the Answer. A big, big day, but an oddly quiet one. I started writing it almost two... Read 'The day it came out ' -
The thrill of victory, the agony of my feet
Posted 27 April 2009 The last week has been busy, even by my bee-like standards, hence the slightly longer-than-usual delay between blogs. Much of the week has been very, very good indeed. I did... Read 'The thrill of victory, the agony...' -
Little red marks, thousands of them
Posted 12 April 2009 It’s the literary equivalent of trimming your nose-hairs before a dinner party. Actually, not quite true, it’s more the literary equivalent of your mother asking if you’ve trimmed your nose-hairs.... Read 'Little red marks, thousands of them'
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