Norwich is the heart of arty-farty judging by the colourful assortment of scholarly fashionistas mingling around the College of Art. Norwich is also a treasure trove of wordy worthiness that rather puts my own inconsequential ramblings in the shade. The rich and centuries-old tradition of proper writing was recognised this year when UNESCO awarded Norwich City of Literature status. My inadequacies were further confirmed when I discovered that our downstairs neighbour is a serious novelist of award-winning, global stature. Her name is Anjali Joseph and, as we chatted about the darkened skies and wheelie bins, she modestly revealed that she’d written a book or two. I did a bit of Googling. It didn’t take long. Anjali is all over the wonderweb. A book or two? Crikey, this pretty young thing has written two internationally acclaimed novels published by HarperCollins, is working on her PhD in Creative Writing during her coffee breaks and is stalked by the national press. I might as well just slash my wrists and be done with it.
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the sound of a weeping author. get over yourself and just keep doing what you do well. but if your jealous streaks should get the better of you I can thoroughly recommend a lovely DVD – MISERY. Excellent plot line, and I’m sure you can pick up a cheap typewriter on eBay. 🙂
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Well, the above commenter has said it all! Don’t wallow in an inferiority complex Jack! Keep on doing what you’re doing!
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Wallow over! 😉
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Lovely post. You ARE a generous bloke. (Does the last word fit correctly here?)
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Certainly does. Thank you.
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Small world. Unless you have to walk around it of course. Anyway, I thought I remembered the name and had heard her on Radio 4 a while ago. I was right! http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p008r2k1 Don’t fret though, you already have talent the only difference is sales and that will follow I am sure. At least you both moved to the right neighbourhood.
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She’s a very urbane and erudite young lady. I’m still waiting for the tills to ring. Any day now, I’m sure.
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Written two books, feted by the media, -that’s you isn’t it? Don’t make her too jealous will you.
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Oh yes, forgot about that 🙂
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. . be like the silent majority, old chap, and bathe in reflected glory whenever you can.
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I’m bathing, I’m bathing!
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Haven’t you figured out that Norwich received this status only after YOU arrived?
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Naturally! 🙂
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Ah, well. You’re younger than I am and I’ve published nothing but a review for art supplies, haven’t even completed one of my 3 novels (begun in the mid-1990’s). So you could be Anjali Joseph and I could be the wrist-slitter. But not today. Found your blog today, reason enough for smiles. Thank you for posting this! I think you may have given me that
littleHUGE kick-in-the-whatever I needed to start writing again.😀
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I wish I was Anjali (she’s younger than both of us – just a slip of a girl). Now, stop dithering and get on with that masterpiece 😉
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