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Who ever knew
Published on 04/05/07
by matt
Will Ashon, yes the guy behind the label behind guys like Roots Manuva, Ty, Clouddead, Spankrock, New Flesh and TTC, is a writer. Of course, we knew he wrote about hip hop for Muzik, Hip Hop Connection and The Source, and set up Big Dada in 1997. I’ve been a fan ever since it grew out of the Ninja Tune camp.
I’m curious. He wrote Clear Water commuting between home and the label. On his Palm Pilot if you believe the publishers. BBC collective says it’s a typically Martin Amis style novel from a young British author.
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emmy hennings
04/05/07
I don’t know that I could trust in a novelist who writes on a Palm Pilot. Doesn’t seem to leave much space for the brain to stretch out, or for the words to be explored, does it?
The process of hand drafting is hard to beat – being able to see a piece forming in layers and layers as you scribble over the top. Yes, I am a Luddite. I like computers for editing, though.
emmy hennings
04/05/07
By the way, Matt, you’ve been a busy blogger lately! It’s great, I’m enjoying your regular commentary. And I’m liking your rubber duck yellow redesign very much.
matt
04/05/07
one word, procrastination. and i feel the same way about writing. though when you’re a jetsetting label manager/music journo, you’ve gotta find time where you can – maybe that train’s his sanctuary?
emmy hennings
04/05/07
I can totally understand the train thing – it’s lovely to write on a train. The other day I was actually thinking about how great it would be to write a novel during train trips.
But I prefer notebook and pen to Palm Pilot.
Will Ashon
08/05/07
I’ve finally abandoned the Palm Pilot but I wrote most of my second book on it, too. The underground is one of the few places I could find where there’s nothing to distract me – no email, no mobile, no cups of tea, nothing. As for the Palm Pilot, you still write which means you proceed at a pace much nearer to that of your thoughts than with typing. That BBC COllective review was horrible – Martin Amis certainly isn’t one of my influences! I think it’s just an easy, lazy thing so say about a contemporary, male, London-based writer. There were some better reviews (and some worse!) if you look around…
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