Category Archives: About writing

Article for the Sunday Sun

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

Back in the halcyon days of July 2011 when we weren’t sure if Rupert Murdoch would have the sheer, brazen, intelligence-insulting gall to bring out another Sunday newspaper in the wake of the News of the World scandal, my friend … Continue reading →

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Blogging and jobhunting

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

At a careers conference I was once told that fifty per cent of prospective employers admitted to Googling their applicants’ names. Of those that Googled – twenty per cent of them decided not to give applicants the job on the … Continue reading →

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The Schadenfreude Review

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

As a reviewer I find the hardest reviews to write are of books which just strike you as ‘meh.’ The okay books which you neither love nor hate are difficult to get a handle on. You often wind up describing … Continue reading →

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Pleasant, if slightly patronising how-to guide

Posted on November 13, 2010 by

So, it’s Nanowrimo and we’re all weeping at typewriters: time to tackle some of those juicy (and often bought-but-ignored) books on how to write. I’m starting with this one because it was recommended by a well-meaning relative. Writing Down the … Continue reading →

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