tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888062989539166264.post3399085323907396946..comments2024-01-14T08:50:45.677+00:00Comments on The Richard Madeley Appreciation Society: The New RegimenUncle Dick Madeleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01124053234469634414noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888062989539166264.post-35694519564616232042008-02-28T01:22:00.000+00:002008-02-28T01:22:00.000+00:00Well, I don't mean that I have a really long novel...Well, I don't mean that I have a really long novel that I can't wrap up.. I haven't started it either. I can't start a plot until I know exactly what happens in every paragraph.AxmxZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304725990705092465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888062989539166264.post-69674082451692724112008-02-27T18:36:00.000+00:002008-02-27T18:36:00.000+00:00Work is not for men such as you and i, Dick. That ...Work is not for men such as you and i, Dick. That is why we suffer as others do not. And why, as you say, we start typing 'melee combat weaponry' into Google and amassing deerhorn knives and brass knuckles and going to martial arts classes every spare evening.<BR/><BR/>Only way to get through it is not to care but that in itself is a sacrifice for a writer to make, a man accustomed to working at real work, at crafting words with skill & purpose & the maker's rage, to order words of the sea and of ourselves & our origins, in ghostlier demarcations, keener sounds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888062989539166264.post-9377048835837381582008-02-27T15:03:00.000+00:002008-02-27T15:03:00.000+00:00Ax, a plot that won't quit. I have a plot that won...Ax, a plot that won't quit. I have a plot that won't begin. It's much worse.<BR/><BR/>Twitch, I saw the new Rambo film and it's quite the merry jaunt. It was even more gory than I expected but it seemed to cheer Judy up.<BR/><BR/>Bretwalda, I thought it was Eric or Ernie who said that. However, you can be sure that all 20,000 words in the wrong order.<BR/><BR/>Lola, I think I'm out of it now. I'm about to embark on two days 'in the office' but I'll be scribbling all the time.<BR/><BR/>Mutley, I swear you've nicked Judy's story about abortions set among the Irish peat bogs. My own isn't. Which is probably why it won't sell.Uncle Dick Madeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124053234469634414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888062989539166264.post-22823443145770544462008-02-27T10:49:00.000+00:002008-02-27T10:49:00.000+00:00My new novel has been accepted for publication - i...My new novel has been accepted for publication - in all humility I have published a synopsis on my blog. Perhaps I can give you a few tips? Are you ding anything for Sports relief Mr Madeley ? I think you are such an icon of our times that you would inspire people to join in were you to do so...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888062989539166264.post-14184465331747855582008-02-27T08:16:00.000+00:002008-02-27T08:16:00.000+00:00Oh dear, you are in a state. Normally I would fash...Oh dear, you are in a state. Normally I would fashion an impromptu poem to cheer you up, but it's really early and I've a full day ahead. Maybe later. Until then, look forward to the time when you can return to your celebrity lifestyle, this interregnum (is that the right word?) won't last for ever.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929723020089651115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888062989539166264.post-45242672954360645302008-02-27T08:07:00.000+00:002008-02-27T08:07:00.000+00:00My new novel is 20,000 words long and Judy is lagg...My new novel is 20,000 words long and Judy is lagging far behind. <BR/><BR/>As the bards once said - it's not just a question of the number of words, it's getting them in the right order.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888062989539166264.post-43758462457812982502008-02-27T07:24:00.000+00:002008-02-27T07:24:00.000+00:00Dick...it sounds like you need a break...why not t...Dick...it sounds like you need a break...why not take the night off and go to the cinema....I hear the new Rambo film is good for putting you in the right frame of mind for work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888062989539166264.post-78163860094776715892008-02-27T01:29:00.000+00:002008-02-27T01:29:00.000+00:00Yep, work sucks. But paradoxically, I find that th...Yep, work sucks. But paradoxically, I find that the more you have to do, the more you actually get done. Between two jobs and a novel plot that won't quit, I've had to relegate my Finnish to spare moments and bus rides. And yet I'm finding that I'm actually devoting quite a bit of time to it - at the expense of blogging and aimless internet surfing, it seems.<BR/><BR/>Still, if you need to bitch at some specifics - inept coffee girls at the Eye of the Storm or somesuch - don't hesitate to email me. <BR/><BR/>Signing off with "bzngbeqk",<BR/><BR/>Ax.AxmxZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304725990705092465noreply@blogger.com