Etymology Scrabbled
FFS! Scrabble is set to change for the first time in its 75-year history as part of a new ‘inclusivity’ drive to deter those who […]
Writing & Language
Welsh if You Want to
So another day, another tedious whine over at the Guardian as noticed by Timmy. Can an app decide if a language lives or dies? Not […]
Dick Francis
I read my first Dick Francis novel when I was a teenager and I was hooked from the start. Francis stopped writing in 2000 and […]
Quite Right
Fuck sensitivity readers. Ian McEwan has expressed his opposition to sensitivity readings, accusing young people of wanting “to bind their arms and legs in ways […]
You Didn’t
Write it. The ghostwriter who worked with Millie Bobbie Brown on her debut novel has revealed the writing process the pair followed, saying they used […]
Another Outing
I started my sixth novel at the turn of the year. This one is a sequel to Resolution, so a modern detective story with a […]
Two Thoughts
The Stephen Tomkinson verdict brings two thoughts to my mind. Firstly, it once again demonstrates why the jury system is a good one. The jury […]
No Expectations
People are outraged by the BBC’s abomination that they peddled as Great Expectations. BBC viewers were left raging on Sunday evening when the latest adaptation of […]