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Continue reading →: A Brief Guide to Writing: 8 – What Happened to That Damned Turtle?
or Making Sure You Keep Your Reader’s Attention “…if you craft your characters with care and attention…you might just have your own iconic turtle moment too…” Although it took me several decades to realise it, I think John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath is a brilliantly written novel. I’m not…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: The Golden Road by William Dalrymple
“…illuminating and helpful for understanding India’s place in the world…” I have to confess a slight bias regarding the author as I have followed him on Twitter for a long while and found I very much like the man and what he stands for, especially in his love and concern…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer
“…There’s the crux of what he did wrong. He put in huge amounts of effort to memorise very specific things…but didn’t find anything practically useful to him on a day-to-day basis…” This is my second review where I have to give fair warning of a conflict of interest. My first…
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Continue reading →: End of Year Review
My final post before 2024 is finally done with. Frankly, I say – thank the gods for that. It’s been a dreadful year for me in many ways, not least as a writer. That said, there’s been some great things along the way. From the writing point of view, the…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: The Art of the Question by Sean Grace
“…not a perfect or wholly convincing book, Sean Grace has nonetheless written a useful resource that can be dipped into regularly…” Many self-help books attempt to give the reader some kind of ‘edge’, some trick or tools that will allow them to get ‘one up’ on others. Such books are,…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: Unruly by David Mitchell
“…should be required reading for any student…” I’m always a sucker for history books, but this one especially caught my eye as I like the writer both as a comedian (who I listen to often on the radio and see occasionally on TV) and as a person (having read parts…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman (Thursday Murder Club Book 2)
“You don’t actually care whodunnit by the end because you just enjoy the ride…” When I reviewed Osman’s first foray into detective fiction, I was taking something of a chance. Unlike the author (who is a self-confessed murder-mystery-aholic) I’m not a great fan of detective novels or TV programmes. I’ve…
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