I am reading eight (count ‘em) EIGHT drafts as well as writing my own novel for National Novel Writing Month. Good thing I don’t have to critique them too, or add detailed comments about why I am enjoying them so much — I do like to sleep a little bit of a night time.
This year […]
Just take a look at this.
Scientists have ‘discovered’ that neatness stymies creativity.
Blinks.
Scientists have ‘discovered’ the right side of the brain, it seems.
Crikey, I could have told these highly-paid people that messy is good when it comes to creativity, that one should allow the muse its way with the person doing the creating. And it’s a […]
I read this on a BBC website today and wonder if any editors speed read whilst working. I know I don’t. Indeed, I don’t think it possible for me to read anything between 1000 and 1400 words per minute anyway, let alone edit them. And I have to admit that I’m hard pushed to believe […]
I know it’s not technically reading, but I discovered this today. Good, eh? It gives me a chance to indulge my weakness for the well-endowed voice — and especially the rough-velvet timbres of Sir Richard Burton — performing auditory massage on my poor, abused ears. Nothing like a Thomas classic while packing ready for a […]
An extract taken from The Moor of the Graves, a current work in progress.
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Up ahead, no more than four hundred metres away, someone stepped out into the road and turned to face him. David’s foot flew from the accelerator and stamped the brake. “Shit!”
ABS off for sports mode, the Beema fishtailed to a […]