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 […]
Fiction
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, […]
Cultural Vandalism Indeed
I’m in agreement with Nadhim Zahawi here. Removing poems by Philip Larkin and Wilfred Owen from a GCSE course has been described as “cultural vandalism” […]
Quarterly Results
The quarterly sales results are in. I sold nineteen copies of ‘Renegade.’ Three of those were hardbacks, so it seems it was worthwhile offering that […]