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    The Real Writers' Handbook
    The Real Writers' Handbook
    The Real Writers' Handbook
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    The Real Writers' Handbook

    By Tom Alexander

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    The Real Writers' Guide isn't about writing and it isn't about getting published. It's about all the other stuff, the stuff no-one else wants to admit they think about.

    What sort of autograph will I use to sign my books?

    If I wear a suit jacket will everyone know I'm a Real Writer?

    Wha

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSecond Class Irregulars
    Release dateJul 28, 2022
    ISBN9781916037328
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      The Real Writers' Handbook - Tom Alexander

      The REAL WRITERS’ Handbook

      Tom Alexander

      A Second Class Irregular

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      Tom Alexander lives in London with his wife and their increasingly irascible cat.

      INTRODUCTION

      I’m a Real Writer.

      I know this because I spend a lot of time thinking about what a Real Writer I am.

      I’m a Real Writer because I spend hours that could be spent writing researching software that will make me more productive.

      I’m a Real Writer because I need a £1000 computer to do the same job as a £250 one.

      I’m a Real Writer (and everyone knows it) because I sit in coffee shops, wearing my Real Writer’s jacket, staring into space and occasionally using my Real Writer’s pen to scribble on the pages of my Real Writer’s notebook.

      I’m a Real Writer.

      I must be.

      Otherwise all the effort spent on these externalities would be a complete waste of time.

      Or perhaps

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