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The Godfather: Peter Corris on competition

The Godfather: Peter Corris on competition

by NRB | 6 Oct 2017 | The Godfather: Peter Corris | 1 comment

Do popular writers in particular, but other writers in general, compete with each other? This thought was prompted by a quote from historical novelist Bernard Cornwell, which I’ll return to. Did Georgette Heyer compete with Baroness Orczy for top spot in the Regency...
The Godfather: Peter Corris on where ideas come from

The Godfather: Peter Corris on where ideas come from

by NRB | 31 Mar 2017 | The Godfather: Peter Corris | 1 comment

‘Where do your ideas come from?’ is a question often put to authors, especially crime writers. When I was busy at the trade I tended to fob it off with answers about my imagination and picking up on things I’d overheard when I was a journalist or listened...
The Godfather: Peter Corris on travelling overseas

The Godfather: Peter Corris on travelling overseas

by NRB | 19 Sep 2014 | The Godfather: Peter Corris | 0 comments

I recently compiled a list of the countries I’ve been to since leaving Australia for the first time at the age of 25. This was probably about the average age to travel overseas for an Australian in search of something back then, but far later than for some of my...
             

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