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Bella and Peta are so last year.
Hello dear loyal bloggees. I know you depend on me for the latest and hottest trends in everything from literature to haute couture — and today I shall not disappoint you. Yes, I have compiled a list of some of the most exotic and cutting edge baby names from around the world, all of which [...]
Greetings from your neighbourhood antichrist, oy vey.
There hasn’t been a really good book burning round these parts in, uh, I dunno — ages. And if you can’t get your blasphemous tome piled up by the far right and turned into one of those combination marshmallow roast/witch-trial thingies in an election year, I don’t know what the world is coming to. So [...]
I hope my publisher isn’t reading this.
I think I’ve had it with social media. I’m pretty much done with pictures of people’s rabbits and children and train journeys. I tried twitter, and though it provides the occasional moment of entertainment, mainly it feels like hundreds of strangers jabbering at each other for no particular reason. (Yes, I know someone finished her [...]
A few thoughts on International Women’s Day.
Let’s jump right in at the deep end. Are men really the enemy? Of course the answer is yes, insofar as they get paid more for the same work, start all the wars (go on, name me some wars that women started), and have spent a milllenium or two defining success in such a way [...]
Answers to frequently asked questions
1. He hasn’t yet been cast. A certain ethereal quality mixed with intelligence and compassion behind the eyes that everyone will know when they see it. Isaac, his twin brother, has been written out of the film. 2. About four hours a day, depending where I am in a book. Two hours max at any [...]
How to Beat Writer’s Block
The secrets I am about to reveal are known only to those who have suffered and triumphed over a tricky non-compliant novel. In other words, anyone who has ever written a book. I’ve yet to meet a writer who says, “Oh yes, it’s easy. I just sit down to write and it all goes tickety-boo [...]
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