TAN TAN BOOKS
TAN TAN BOOKS
LIBRARY
TAN TAN BOOKS
is the new boy on the block. Our base is in
Cornwall (UK) .We are
named after the small Moroccan town of Tan Tan. Our colours represent the blue of
the ocean, the yellow of the sand and the red of the sun.
Think global, act local
We are looking for submissions from the four corners of our world. But we put it all together in our small corner of Cornwall. What sort of writing are we looking for? This is an extract from a recent article on the WriteWords site.
‘The thing that will strike us straightaway in a good manuscript is the
clarity of the writing. The words will be like shiny pebbles glinting in the
sunlight beneath the water of a fast flowing stream. James Salter comes to mind there. The effect is simple, clear cut and refreshing.
And to learn to do it, unless you are one of those rare ‘naturals,’ takes a
lifetime of writing, rewriting, thinking, crossing out and starting again. When we talk about clarity we do not mean however that
the meaning of the words has to be clear straightaway. A first reading of
the The Pedersen Kid by William Gass can leave the reader confused. With a second reading the sense emerges. It is not
that those pebbles in the stream are not shiny enough, it is just that Gass has
laid them out on his river bed in such an unusual pattern that it
takes time for the brain to adjust. But finally, when we get the focus, we realise that the words
are crystal clear.’
(see blog for explantion of pic)
The Fig Tree
At the moment my small wooden chalet at Freathy in South East Cornwall is available for rent. Check out the details, photos, at Airbnb or e mail: