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Analogue Men – The Missing Chapter

Posted on 23/12/2014 by nickearls

Every novel goes through editing. Things come in, things go out. More is made of some things and less of others. And then a thousand tiny tweaks occur. Analogue Men lost very little – only one piece of any real … Continue reading →

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Travelling Tight – Three Work Travel Habits I Finally Need to Share (or Confess)

Posted on 19/08/2014 by nickearls

A work life involving a lot of plane travel and hotels can throw a lot of routines out. Or entrench them, and add a few more. For better or worse, I’m in the latter category. At home I aim to … Continue reading →

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My Half-Arsed Book Cover Idea That You’ll Never See

Posted on 16/07/2014 by nickearls

With every book in the months before publication, there’s a wholehearted debate about the cover that no one else ever gets to hear about. This time, for the first time for me, that debate involved buttocks. Buttocks play a role … Continue reading →

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Fixing a Novel in a Changing Time – and Getting the Body Hair Right

Posted on 01/07/2014 by nickearls

‘Why do headphones have to be so damned small?!?!’ That’s a line from a festival session blurb connected with my novel Analogue Men and the fear and grumpiness that comes with the feeling that technology is outpacing us. Why the … Continue reading →

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