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offline Exaph from United Kingdom on 2005-05-07 16:11 [#01591084]
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Have any of you ever written one? Or even had one
published?
I'm writing one now, and quite enjoying it. Although it's
much more difficult than I intially thought.


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2005-05-07 16:11 [#01591085]
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about?


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2005-05-07 16:12 [#01591087]
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actually i'm not botherred. i'm off to bed. bye bye chaps.


 

offline Exaph from United Kingdom on 2005-05-07 16:14 [#01591088]
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It'd abour yello Dofins and shit. Do u leik me
punctyouation?


 

offline r40f from qrters tea party on 2005-05-07 16:18 [#01591089]
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what is your book about?


 

offline Exaph from United Kingdom on 2005-05-07 16:21 [#01591090]
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It charts the rise and fall of a potential legend. Make of
that what you will. It isn't a work of fiction either
(despite the term 'legend').

So it's interesting collecting all the facts and stuff, but
really difficult to organise them and integrate them into a
story.


 

offline r40f from qrters tea party on 2005-05-07 16:26 [#01591091]
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it's a biography, eh? well, good luck with it. the trick
in getting it published isn't quality as much as finding a
way to sell it. agencies only care if it is commercially
viable.


 

offline Exaph from United Kingdom on 2005-05-07 16:29 [#01591092]
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I'm with you. I think I've got that covered to be honest,
but I'll worry about that at the time. Have you any
experiece with this r40f?


 

offline r40f from qrters tea party on 2005-05-07 17:30 [#01591148]
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no, i was just repeating what a friend in the business told
me. but i can't help you because he's leaving his job very
soon anyway.


 

offline i_x_ten from arsemuncher on 2005-05-07 17:33 [#01591151]
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i hope its not an aphex twin biog.


 

offline Exaph from United Kingdom on 2005-05-07 18:05 [#01591172]
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hah.. thought about that but there's nowhere near info info
floating about, and i doubt very much that he'd authorise it
anyway.


 

offline Taxidermist from Black Grass on 2005-05-07 21:44 [#01591323]
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Or if he would authorize it, it would all be lies!


 

offline clint from Silencio... (United Kingdom) on 2005-05-08 05:59 [#01591434]
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So who's it about?


 

offline earface from somewhere (Yugoslavia) on 2005-05-08 18:19 [#01592132]
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It's supposed to be near impossible to get a book published.
Sorry. that's not very encouraging.


 

offline brokephones from Londontario on 2005-05-08 21:01 [#01592250]
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I would like to attempt this but I can never figure out how
to approach it.


 

offline Exaph from United Kingdom on 2005-05-09 00:59 [#01592298]
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I think it may be difficult to get it published, but not as
hard as writing it. It's quite a personal challenge
actually, and the shelves are full of shit at Waterstones et
al, I want to actually educate some people, even up the
balance a bit if you like.


 

offline bill_hicks from my city is amazing it is calle on 2005-05-09 02:52 [#01592342]
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Listen mate. Your life is not that fucking interesting, ok!
You're boring me right now so i am sure as fuck not going to
read a book about you and your "spectacular" life. Just get
back to your shit job and give up on your pointless
pipedreams.


 


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