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Writing at 40,000 feet
This blog is written at a height of 40,000 feet while travelling above the Black Sea at 492mph. It’s…
January 14, 2016-
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BlogThe Making of Books
I teach writing and I write. That’s what pays my way in life. Recently I wondered what is most…
December 17, 2015 -
Blog, WritingSitting with the opposition – Hull v. Leicester
I’ve been in Hull for seven years now … but have been supporting Leicester City for fifty. The first…
November 1, 2015 -
Blog, WritingDarwin’s seedlings
English Heritage, like the National Trust, maintains the homes of English writers. They serve as walk-in memorials and attract countless…
October 25, 2015 -
Blog, WritingThe Russian Cemetery, Sitka, Alaska
Bad news travels as fast as mud: the immigration officer at Seattle airport knew we were flying on to…
October 18, 2015 -
Blog, WritingClient Earth, new environmental book, sold to Scribe
That’s made for cheering news as publishing hots up for the Frankfurt Book Fair – Client Earth, the book I’ve…
October 8, 2015 -
BlogGeorge R.R. Martin’s Fevre Dream – Terrific, but is it literature?
I’ve spent more than a solid day of my life already watching GAME OF THRONES till I’m up to…
September 19, 2015 -
BlogCorporations give fortunes to top lawyers to save them from justice
I asked a top lawyer, a QC and sound environmentalist, whether he had any moral qualms about defending corporate…
September 18, 2015 -
Blog, WritingHighgate Cemetery & Douglas Adams
In Highgate Cemetery, a forested hillside contains tumbling tombs. Star attraction is the grave of Karl Marx, beside a…
August 7, 2015
