I wrote the following ‘article’ in response to the success of Tom Hanks’ book Uncommon Type, which accounted for 85% of short story book sales in the UK in 2017. I have never read his book (apart from angrily glancing at it in the local library) so I cannot give an honest opinion on the … Continue reading Typewriter (Revisited)
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Typewriter
The keys! The keys! I've always thought (since last year, anyway) that the way forward for budding short story authors is to write about typewriters, because every man and his dog (or woman and her dog) is buying short story collections about typewriters at the moment. This is the advice I have been giving to … Continue reading Typewriter
Dear Tom Hanks
Dear Tom Hanks, I am ever so pleased that your book of short stories - Uncommon Type - has sold fifty billion copies (I know - I could be exaggerating those numbers). Sales of your book have proved that the short story form is alive and kicking, and that there is still hope for the … Continue reading Dear Tom Hanks
Little Dog On A Lead 