Brooks et al Trial Coverage
Rebekah Brooks' et al trial coverage in 2014 later blogged here I've been following the Hacking phone trial with considerable interest. It would not be prudent to comment on testimony…[...]
Spying and Oversight
Spying and oversight from November 2013 As a relatively new author, I watched with interest the appearance of the UK’s Spy Chiefs in front of the Parliamentary Committee that is…[...]
Are All Politicians and Commentators Nuts?
You would think that given their actions the question 'Are All Politicians and Commentators Nuts'?' Is self answering. Today in the UK there is brewing one of those made up…[...]
What Is Persuasion? The Persuasive Man
What is Persuasion from 2013 Since I launched my third book The Persuasive Man, I have been contemplating the reality of persuasion rather than my fictional account. This is also…[...]
Controversy for Controversy’s Sake
I recently commented on the GoodReads forum http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1471999 discussing the subject “Would You Write About Controversy” or controversy for controversy's sake I said I might blog so here it is…[...]
What The Hell Is YA?
What the hell is YA as Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young-adult_fiction) defines YA as the following: “Young-adult fiction or young adult literature (often abbreviated as YA),[1] also juvenile fiction, is fiction written, published,…[...]
How Far Should I Go?
One of the interesting things about writing my own books, has been the explicitness question i.e. how far should I go? This covers several different elements; I’ll try and cover…[...]