Barry Walsh
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Are you a ...?Unpublished writer (so far)What genre do you primarily write in?Literary fictionIf you write in more than one area, what is your next most favoured genre?Short fictionAre your reading habits ...?PretentiousWho is your favourite author(s)?Thomas Wolfe,And your all time favourite books? (You can change these at any time, by the way ...)Look Homeward Angel, The Great Gatsby, Transit of Venus, American Pastoral, Tree of Man, Fathers and Sons, Home Before Night, Never Let Me Go, The WavesWhat are your working habits when you write?ProcastinatoryAre you the edit-every-sentence-ten-times type, or do you prefer to let rip?Ten times? Why so little?Your ultimate writing ambition?Full-time writingYour worst habit?Not tellingYour opinion on the books industry?It is a tough game, but everyone does their bestWhere do you write?EverywhereWhat else do you want Word Clouders to know? eg: do you have 9 cats / like paragliding / eat nothing but tinned fish / work in the bath / live in Kettering?Love Arsenal, Neil Young, Audrey Hepburn, Gigli, National Health Service and the Tour de France. First novel, 'The Pimlico Kid', has found a publisher.
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"SecretSpi" commented on Barry Walsh's Blog "Long Ride - postscript".Not sure I want to delve deeper into what state your briefs were in...seriously, that is a wonderful achievement and the sum of money raised for the youth club is, well, piles of dosh - they should be able to do something with that. Well done to you ...
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"AlanP" commented on Barry Walsh's Blog "Long Ride - postscript".Barry, very well done indeed. I reckon the caning you took on that first day makes enough punishment to equal a shortfall in mileage. And some.
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"Old Fat Prop" commented on Barry Walsh's Blog "Long Ride - postscript".Well done to you Barry, a real accomplishment. congrats, Prop
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"Squidge" commented on Barry Walsh's Blog "Long Ride - postscript".Well done to you on raising such a phenomenal amount of dosh! Don't think I could have done half the mileage you achieved each day...
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"Kate7" commented on Barry Walsh's Blog "Long Ride - postscript".Well done Barry you should be well chuffed with yourself! Glad you had fun.
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"Barry Walsh" commented on AlanP's Blog "Get real - Why bother?".A very interesting blog. I can accept all kinds of 'unreality' as long as it's consistent and as long as the story/film is a good one: eg the novel, 100 Years of Solitude and the film of the book Never Let Me Go. What bothers me are the simple ...
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"Weens" commented on Barry Walsh's Blog "Long Ride - postscript".That's one heck of an acheivement Barry, and a great amount of money raised too. Sending you a heck of a virtual pat on the back.
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Barry Walsh wrote a new blog: "Long Ride - postscript".Well, 'tis done! The first day proved to be shattering, with gale-force headwinds and rain forcing us to give up some way (40 miles) short of our first-day target. There was the added danger that many rather deep potholes were being ...
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"Barry Walsh" commented on Barry Walsh's Blog "Long Ride".Thanks again Cloudies for your support. I enjoyed a bike-free day yesterday. However, I shall be taking to the road again soon (very short distances) to try to maintain a bit of my new-found fitness. Good point Tony :) It highlights one problem we ...
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"Tia" commented on Barry Walsh's Blog "Long Ride".Very well done. :) So proud of you all the way here in Canada. :) was a wonderful trip to accompany you on. :) Way to go and very well done. :)
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"JT" commented on Barry Walsh's Blog "Long Ride".What an amazing achievment, many congratulations. I am sure each and every one of us who have been following your adventure are very very proud of you. Best wishes J.T
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"Jill" commented on Barry Walsh's Blog "Long Ride".Agree ~ you should be proud of yourself - we are proud of you. :)
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"Caducean Whisks" commented on Barry Walsh's Blog "Long Ride".I hope your jolly proud of yourself - I know I'm proud of you, and so is everybody else, if I may make so bold. What an adventure! What a tale to tell! This a real life milestone, you've made (I hope) some terrific memories. And I also hope that ...
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25th May 2012
Long Ride - postscript
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11th May 2012
Long Ride
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15th April 2012
So it begins?
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17th February 2012
Eddy the Hero
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28th January 2012
Why you should try first novels.
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by Liss 1 month agoThank you but it's not! :P Not till August, but I appreciate the sentiment! xxxxxxx
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by SecretSpi 1 month agoYes, the paperback will be launched 11th April. Just got my advance copies :-)
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by Heidi 3 months agoI'm not sure if I posted this message in the right place before, re adverbs.
Good point, Barry. Sometimes we're too absorbed with the academia of writing to notice that actually its just a damn good story.Tennessee William's short stories are littered with them, and loads of repititions, but the sheer exuberance of it rushes you along rather than grates on you. The impressions just build and build.
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by Jill 3 months agoThank you, Barry for your wise counsel on my now deleted blog! Your message was received and understood. :)
(Whisks a bit cross with me for deleting too soon, but I think she will forgive me!!)

















