Hi there, I have just been looking at your site, I saw your name on a writer’s tip website, and thought I’d just say thanks for the tips I’m going to work hard and you never know maybe one day I’ll be sending my manuscript to your for your honest opinion.
As an actress turned writer, I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Simon’s background and, in some ways, could relate. Boston-born, I lived abroad for nearly 25 years, acting/writing (as Susan Kramer/Gracie Luck) in London, Sydney, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Dublin. The pivot came very quickly. I was rehearsing for a TV show, had to take the train to a draughty church hall with my lunch in a brown paper sack…the same week, I was meeting with a producer about my screenplay, “You’re Never Alone With Schizophrenia” and I was taken to lunch in a chauffeur driven white Rolls Royce. That, plus the producer’s words: “We can get 2000 actresses to play a role, if you can write, we bow down to you” determined my next steps. “I’ll stick to writing”….Performed, published, now looking for an agent – my 2 agents are now dead – maybe this time… Simon Trewin??????
Hello Simon ,
I found a link to your website through http://www.bloomsbury.com.
I’m in the process of writing a fiction and I must say that your advices and the link to Julia McCutchen’s website were really useful.
Thanks.
Hi Simon, I was given your website address by a fellow writer (who I ‘met’ on a writing forum) who has seen some excerpts from my book. She said that YOU are the person to contact.
I would be so bold as to do that shortly. I will send you a website sumbission, but I will also post you one if you don’t mind.
I went to a ‘write your own novel’ workshop (quite an expensive one, mind) and one of the things they said was that agents prefer paper in their hands, as most manuscripts’ reading is done away from the office.
I’m going to follow this advice (why pay for it, and not heed it right?).
Another thing they said was to keep all correspndence short, so maybe I’ve already gone over my quota. Now I won’t ever convince you to read my work.
Hello Simon,
Interesting website with lots of sound advice. Thanks. It does us good to hear of success stories even if the novel I have written never sees the light of day! When I see how many people are ‘at it’ and how difficult it is get lucky it kinda puts me off sending it anywhere. I enjoyed writing it though, and have even begun another one. Cheers x
I found your website while researching The Winchester Writers Festival. I enjoyed your comments about your negative review for Shopping While Drunk. Now we can read on and made up our own minds. Of course there is the chance we will go and find your book to see what the fuss is about. Either way its nice to be able to make up our own minds. I like being treated like an adult not a unit to be sold books to. Cheers Simon.
Good to know you have moved on.I read your articles and once submitted a sample to you which you gracefully turned down(it was bad!) but you were very encouraging.
Hello – thanks for stopping by on this cold day. Do sign the guestbook before you leave. Thanks. xsimon
November 3, 2007 at 6:08 pm
Hi there, I have just been looking at your site, I saw your name on a writer’s tip website, and thought I’d just say thanks for the tips I’m going to work hard and you never know maybe one day I’ll be sending my manuscript to your for your honest opinion.
Abi
November 4, 2007 at 8:10 pm
As an actress turned writer, I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Simon’s background and, in some ways, could relate. Boston-born, I lived abroad for nearly 25 years, acting/writing (as Susan Kramer/Gracie Luck) in London, Sydney, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Dublin. The pivot came very quickly. I was rehearsing for a TV show, had to take the train to a draughty church hall with my lunch in a brown paper sack…the same week, I was meeting with a producer about my screenplay, “You’re Never Alone With Schizophrenia” and I was taken to lunch in a chauffeur driven white Rolls Royce. That, plus the producer’s words: “We can get 2000 actresses to play a role, if you can write, we bow down to you” determined my next steps. “I’ll stick to writing”….Performed, published, now looking for an agent – my 2 agents are now dead – maybe this time… Simon Trewin??????
November 21, 2007 at 3:39 pm
Hello Simon ,
I found a link to your website through http://www.bloomsbury.com.
I’m in the process of writing a fiction and I must say that your advices and the link to Julia McCutchen’s website were really useful.
Thanks.
November 23, 2007 at 10:30 am
Hi Simon, I was given your website address by a fellow writer (who I ‘met’ on a writing forum) who has seen some excerpts from my book. She said that YOU are the person to contact.
I would be so bold as to do that shortly. I will send you a website sumbission, but I will also post you one if you don’t mind.
I went to a ‘write your own novel’ workshop (quite an expensive one, mind) and one of the things they said was that agents prefer paper in their hands, as most manuscripts’ reading is done away from the office.
I’m going to follow this advice (why pay for it, and not heed it right?).
Another thing they said was to keep all correspndence short, so maybe I’ve already gone over my quota. Now I won’t ever convince you to read my work.
Anne
December 2, 2007 at 4:12 pm
I have emailed someone about it. Thanks.
January 10, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Hi Simon,
Thanks for all your advice on how to present manuscripts. im glad I sent mine to you. Thanks again. Take care
February 5, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Hello Simon,
Interesting website with lots of sound advice. Thanks. It does us good to hear of success stories even if the novel I have written never sees the light of day! When I see how many people are ‘at it’ and how difficult it is get lucky it kinda puts me off sending it anywhere. I enjoyed writing it though, and have even begun another one. Cheers x
February 6, 2008 at 11:17 am
I found your website while researching The Winchester Writers Festival. I enjoyed your comments about your negative review for Shopping While Drunk. Now we can read on and made up our own minds. Of course there is the chance we will go and find your book to see what the fuss is about. Either way its nice to be able to make up our own minds. I like being treated like an adult not a unit to be sold books to. Cheers Simon.
February 29, 2008 at 9:09 am
Good to know you have moved on.I read your articles and once submitted a sample to you which you gracefully turned down(it was bad!) but you were very encouraging.