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  • Are there ANY alternatives to head nodding or shaking?

    Are there ANY alternatives to head nodding or shaking?

    Go on, I challenge you… think up an alternative way to say someone nods or shakes their head Continue reading → Read more

  • Writing book descriptions and paying more tax than Bezos (sort of)

    Writing book descriptions and paying more tax than Bezos (sort of)

    Writing book descriptions and filling in blasted tax returns – all in a week’s creative tasks Continue reading → Read more

  • This week in creativity

    This week in creativity

    In 2018, I set myself the goal of becoming a full-time writer by the time 2022 rolled around (and out). Ach, it happened and didn’t happen… the money-side never materialised. I suck at selling books. Continue reading → Read more

  • A farewell to all that

    A farewell to all that

    A blog in which I set out my lofty ambitions for 2023 and offer anyone who is interested a free book to read… Continue reading → Read more

  • The Booker Prize 2022 Book Group challenge

    The Booker Prize 2022 Book Group challenge

    The world would be a better place if more people joined book groups… I have had the immense privilege of being part of one for 20 years now—the Weegie BeeGees* (no-one calls it anything but the Book Group; the moniker … Continue reading → Read more

  • Reasons to celebrate

    Reasons to celebrate

    I dunno… there aren’t many reasons to celebrate at present, what with the ongoing war in Europe, what’s happening to women in the US, the climate emergency and record inflation levels. This week, a news presenter on the radio announced … Continue reading → Read more

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