Need Some Inspiration?

I often do, and it’s not always for my writing. Sometimes I need some inspiration in order to just get on with it, and when I do, I often turn to my old friend TED. TED talks are wonderful things and every now and again I post one here. It’s my dream to...

Starting to Write a New Novel

It has always been my aim in this blog to state the reality of my experience of writing. I’ve tried to discuss problems, little victories, unforeseen consequences. And now I’m about to start a new big project and I’ve decided to record that...

Redressing the Balance

With the new year has come some thinking about my work day, and I can say with some surety that something has gotten seriously out of whack. I find that I have been waking up with a long list of to-do’s in my head, all of which are either about promotion or...

Literature for Social Change

Well, the holidays are over and I’m back at work. Now first things first: this article appeared right before Christmas and several people asked me to post it here, so here it is. It basically describes the whys and wherefores of what I’ve been doing the...

Happy Holidays!

I’m heading to the States in a few days, so I thought I’d take a moment now just to wish all my friends a Merry Christmas, a Happy Chanukah, and if you don’t celebrate either of those, a happy break. This blog post actually is my 500th post!...

My Year in Books

It’s been a good year — lots of wonderful books, many written by real honest-to-goodness friends. I even decided to reorganise my bookcase so that I have a shelf dedicated to books written by friends. Alas, you can’t take a picture of an ebook and I...
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