Book Stuff. Christmas is Cancelled
I don’t usually say much here about my books, becuse that’s very much a sideline, but from time to time, I’ll offer an update. My […]
Fiction
I can Answer That
Fuck all. John McGahern called his experimental masterpiece That They May Face the Rising Sun, about a small rural Irish community, an “anti-novel” for its rejection […]
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 […]
A Brief Interlude
It’s been quiet here for a few days. I’ve been busy in the real world. Also, having seen the Underdog Anthology 18 published for Halloween, […]