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Drew Gummerson

25 years being a writer. Some success. Some not success.

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On going viral and not writing again.

Remember, this is a writing diary. I’m reminding myself. This week there has not been much writing. I am on day six of seven at work. Sixty hours. And it’s been hot. I used to like hot days. But now I think, the end of the world is nigh.

S...

7 days ago
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On saying goodbye to Walt

I was going to write about Walt and then I couldn’t. Any words I say can’t do him justice, can’t express the sadness I feel. I’m the kind of writer who in describing a crowd writes, there is a crowd. In this fashion, Walt was a dog, he was...

13 days ago
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On organising a short story collection.

I’ve done it. I’ve finished writing these twenty-one stories, these twenty-one hotdog stories!, and now I have to decide what order they’re going to go in.

I mean, the order is important, right, especially that first story, because someone...

23 days ago
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On Pride

I posted this yesterday.

Happy #PrideMonth from The Lodger, Me and Mickie James, all the staff at The Flamingo Hotel, all the visitors to Saltburn and, most importantly, You.

25 years I’ve been putting gay/queer fiction out there, b...

a month ago
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On writing and not writing

So where am I? This, after all, is a writing diary.

I’ve just been through the edits for one of my hotdog stories. It’s been accepted for print publication. No official word yet so I’ll say no more about it.

That was the first of two of t...

a month ago
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    Writer of The Lodger, Me and Mickie James, Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel. Saltburn, latest book. Lambda Award finalist. Leicestershire Short Story Prize winner. Stories on BBC Radio 4, and various anthologies.

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