Getting Substack subscribers and changing writing focus
It has been around a month and a half since I launched my shiny new Substack. Previously, I’d had a science fiction and fantasy newsletter for a month and it … Read More
Tag: books
The Inimitable Jeeves by PG Wodehouse
I adore Jeeves and Wooster. I also love all the other works of PG Wodehouse, the guy was a genius, but J&W are his most famous creations. Every time I … Read More
How to be more productive and creative
As Ricky Gervais once said: ‘It’s better to create something that others criticise than to create nothing & criticise others. Go create!’
If you have a big project, try Scrivener.
I love Scrivener and have been using it for over a decade. However, I was recently chatting with someone who wanted to write a book, and they asked how I … Read More
Boost your brain with a year-long reading challenge
I embarked on a reading challenge at the start of this year, and I am loving it. I should preface this by saying that I read a lot already but … Read More
Why Kindle Paperwhite is best (and tripled my reading)
I used to be addicted to my Kindle. I had the original one with the mini keyboard and then the one that had the tabs on the side to change … Read More
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman review
I like Richard Osman from a multitude of things on TV and radio. He seems naturally funny and smart. Both qualities are things I reckon make a good author. I … Read More
Australia, Morocco, Thailand – getting book covers from Fiverr
I finally got round to getting a new book cover done for my ‘Australia, Morocco, Thailand’ travel stories collection. The previous ones I did myself and I am not ashamed … Read More
Hard Landing by Stephen Leather
Hard Landing is the first book in the Spider Shepherd series by British author Stephen Leather. I don’t really many thrillers but when I am in the mood for one, … Read More
I really wanted to rant about the subscription model but…
I started writing a whining complaint about the increasing move to the subscription model. This was mostly inspired by a diary app I had been using that one day decided … Read More
Promotion of Travel Book Time!
I have recently been mentally busy. This is the busiest time of year with seemingly everyone I know asking me to write or edit something or other. I am also … Read More
Free books!
You read that right. Free books. My three books, to be precise. I have decided to put them out to share with the interweb because I am feeling generous and … Read More
Australia, Morocco, Thailand – Three True Travel Stories
I have just moved back to Bangkok and need some Somtam money so thought I would plug my travel book: Australia, Morocco, Thailand – Three True Travel Stories.
The Fear Index by Robert Harris
Robert Harris’s latest book is a thriller set in the exciting world of high finance and computing. The fact that it is genuinely thrilling, given the topics, is testament to Harris’s skill.
A Game of Thrones
Over the past month my life seems to have been filled with George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones. It all started when I was in a bookshop in the … Read More
Kindle review
I love books. I read about a book a week – that’s not a boast, it is a sad lament on how boring my job can be. They are marvelous … Read More
Our Kind of Traitor by John Le Carre
When Perry Makepiece and Gail Perkins go on a tennis holiday to Antigua, they meet a Russian gangster type called Dima and his family. Dima wants to make a deal with … Read More
The Millennium Trilogy by Steig Larsson
I have already written about the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and how exciting and page turning it is. I intended to write separate reviews for the Girl who Played … Read More
Tricks of the Mind by Derren Brown
Tricks of the Mind by Derren Brown teaches you, the Padawan, some awesome tricks. It also has quite a broad scope and touched on lots of things I am genuinely fascinated by. When it comes to mind powers I am now at least 10% more superior than most of you. It astounds me that I am still broke.
Amazon can see into my brain
This morning I logged into Amazon and checked out my recommendations. At first I was a bit shocked at what kind of twisted artistic deviant they must think I am. … Read More