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The Red Book – What I Would Have Chosen | dan powell – fiction — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:06:48 +0000

[...] for The Yang Book. I have blogged in some detail already about the intriguing concept of CW and the writing process involved. As the launch date of the paperback editions approaches I will be slapping up a few posts related [...]

By: Dan Powell

Dan Powell — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:39:11 +0000

@Paul – I have to be fast. Too little time and too much to write. It helps to spend washing and ironing time mulling the story in my head, so when it becomes time to write I hit the ground running.

@Laura – Busy indeed. Taking my latest draft in hard copy to the local kids play centre. While the boys run around the climbing room and bounce on trampolines I shall be drinking coffee and slashing with the red pen.

By: Laura Eno

Laura Eno — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:53:04 +0000

Thanks for sharing with us, Dan, in the midst of a very busy nappy schedule!

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:51:14 +0000

First draft in a day or two… envy, envy.

By: Dan Powell

Dan Powell — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:44:31 +0000

Thanks Lily, glad you like them. They are messed up, but I can’t help but like them too.

By: Lily

Lily — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:39:22 +0000

And let’s not forget that Dan has a cracking yarn on his hands with an unforgettable character combination. So much fun

By: Jodi Cleghorn

Jodi Cleghorn — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:01:45 +0000

The fact you are all able to work without close supervision is testament to the high level professionalism you all have, and the fact you’ve all checked your egos in at the door.

Giving your characters freedom to play on someone else’s page is the most terrifying and liberating experience. I think the enormity of Keely/Medae/Carrie’s presence will hit me only AFTER the book is published.

I’m again learning so much from about Chinese Whisperings by seeing it through everyone else’s eyes. Until I caught up with Jason for a few beers in Melbourne I had no idea just how much CW meant to the writers from last year… so I learn and grow as an editor and publisher in reading all these reflections. I’m glad no one thinks they’re too cumbersome and everyone else is enjoying them also.

By: Dan Powell

Dan Powell — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:22:10 +0000

As you say, the fact that stories written so late would shed light on my characters is timely. Baby duties have meant I am later than most of the early writers in turning in my final draft. The fact that Annie’s and Jason’s characters and stories add so much to mine makes me smile every time I think about it.

The fact that we are able to work without close supervision is a credit to the ethos of risk-taking you and Paul have hardwired into this CW-thang.

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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:09:55 +0000

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By: Jodi Cleghorn

Jodi Cleghorn — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:02:16 +0000

There is lots of last minute retro-fitting of stories which will hopefully provide a unique reading experience again.

I love the fact Dan, that you, Annie and Jason have been able to work together so closely to bring your stories together without any help from the either Paul or I. And it goes to prove yet again – the timing is always right, even if it looks like it wasn’t. Your story is in its final throes of rewrite now, because it needed connections with stories which weren’t even conceived at the time you first wrote. It’s a bit mind bending and goes to show… writing the story is only the tip of the iceberg.

And that’s before we whip you all into a promo frenzy!