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Monthly Archives: October 2011
21 grams
So who is this in the photograph? Do you recognize the face? What a cute little baby! It’s someone very well known. Instantly recognizable as an adult, in fact. I’ll give you a clue. It’s a he. What do you … Continue reading
THE BEST COMMERCIAL EVER
Many’s the happy hour I’ve spent watching this commercial over and over. It sure doesn’t get any books written and I haven’t rushed out and bought a Volkswagen but I sure have had a good laugh at this. If you’d … Continue reading
WATER COOLER WEDNESDAY
I thought I’d put this day aside to look at some of the comments I’ve got in the last couple of weeks. Let’s start with that wonderful post by Myndi Shafer: “I want to do this right. I want to … Continue reading
FROM AUNTY IVY TO KHUBILAI KHAN
My primary school teacher’s name was Mrs Boyne. She once told my mother at a parent interview: “Your son is a complete dreamer. He’ll never amount to anything in this life.” I still think that was a pretty harsh judgment … Continue reading
Today’s Guest Post: Myndi Shafer
I’m absolutely delighted to be featuring today a guest post from Myndi Shafer, a new writer “in the seemingly never-ending process of writing/editing/writing/chopping/writing/querying/bawling-my-eyes-out/re-writing/re-editing/re-chopping…” She has written this wonderful piece about rejection - something every writer is all too familiar with. … Continue reading
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BRAVEHEART IS HUNG DRAWN AND OSTRACIZED
Last Friday in LA there was a benefit dinner in which Robert Downey Junior received the 25th American Cinematheque Award. But the night was actually all about Mel Gibson. Downey had Gibson (the ‘surprise guest’) present him with the award … Continue reading
THERE’S A NAME FOR PEOPLE LIKE THIS … AND IT’S NOT BOOKER
Now here’s something I thought I’d never do; I’m going to write a post in defence of the Man Booker prize. And I’m going to do as a reader, not a writer. And … and, he adds gasping for breath … Continue reading
From Pongwiffy to Shakespeare
When she was three years old my baby girl crawled on my lap in my study and asked me what I was doing. “I’m writing a book,” I said. “Well, that’s just adicalus,’ she said. She had heard her … Continue reading
MY JERRY MAGUIRE MOMENT
I saw a curious thing reported from the chaos of London last month; it seems that while delis and electronics retailers were being looted all around them, most bookshops were left untouched. Is it that rioters can’t read? Or do … Continue reading
HELP YOURSELF TO JIM BEAM AND DORITOS
So for a long time I just wrote books and kept pretty much to myself. I mean, who’s interested in writers, right? We’re just like everyone else, (except of course for being hell of a lot more insecure and self … Continue reading
