Posts from September 2005

Pack lunch (September 23rd, 2005)

‘Not one publisher or author would speak to me about [Scott] Pack on the record, however, since it would be, one suggested – publishers being at least as paranoid as writers – like ‘a suicide note’ for his list of authors.’
Not my words, of course, but those of Tim Adams in last week’s Observer.
Scott Pack, [...]



Blog til we drop (September 9th, 2005)

I should say that, further to Heather’s post, if I had arrived in the lobby in time to see her being serenaded, I’d almost certainly have hidden behind a pillar laughing for at least five minutes before helping her.
Oh, how I expected to return to the hotel to find a huge teddy bear outside Heather’s [...]



I want to go to sleep in the city that never sleeps (September 8th, 2005)

Tired doesn’t even begin to cut it. Exhausted. Knackered. Wasted.
It’s 11:30pm New York Time, 4:30am GMT. We’ve been up since 3am yesterday morning – 24.5 hours, having only had 2 hours sleep the previous night.
Shattered.
Arrived in NYC at about 11am this morning (all times from now on are local, EST) and spent the best part [...]



Yes, yes, I know (September 2nd, 2005)

Long time, no post. But, it’s been mental-busy at TFP headquarters this week and 18-hour working days does not a reliable blogger make.
Pah, excuses, excuses. Here’s some TFP news in bullet point form to keep you going until normal service resumes next week…
We’re moving into a bigger office in a couple of weeks. Twice the [...]



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