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    What does success look like to a writer?
    Ian Patrick
    • 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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    YouTube Interview
    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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    Support Indie.
    Ian Patrick
    • Dec 18, 2019
    • 2 min

    Support Indie.

    Support Indie.
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    Loss, Writing and Change
    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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    Disability and writing
    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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    Character Development
    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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