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Jul 4, 2020
2 min

What does success look like to a writer?

What is success? It’s a question everyone asks themselves at some point in their life. I know I have. I had a great policing career but I...

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Ian Patrick

Jul 3, 2020
1 min

YouTube Interview

Here's a link to an interview I had with Dr Noir on the Newcastle Noir Youtube channel. I talk about policing, writing and How the Wired ...

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Ian Patrick

Dec 18, 2019
2 min

Support Indie.

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Ian Patrick

Sep 1, 2019
2 min

Loss, Writing and Change

I was driving back from Nottingham last week listening to an Audible book about the making of the TV show, The Wire. Cast members were be...

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Ian Patrick

Jun 13, 2019
4 min

Disability and writing

One of the topics I’m keen to explore is a writing life when you have a disability. I have a neuromuscular condition. It appears to be af...

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Ian Patrick

Jun 6, 2019
2 min

Character Development

Character development is a journey between the writer and the mind. Neither knowing where they'll end up.

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