Chester Bennington died on the 20th July 2017. He killed himself. He was 41 years old. Most of the responses to the news of his death have been outpourings of grief. Personal and emotional, heartbroken and collective. Grief in the social media age is never alone. Some have pointed the finger in various directions – at … More Strong on the surface: men & mental health
“Subject your senses – all five of them – to a wide range of different experiences. Challenge your preferences and dare to be uncomfortable. I think that if we always stay inside a narrow comfort zone, this weakens our ability to perceive and understand the world around us. Make your brain work!” … More Hearing the Voice: Storytelling with Juliet Conlin
Dot Matrix by Jack Binding – a darkly amusing revenge story with a spooky twist that’s perfect as the year creeps into winter. … More Horror, Horror, Horror: Dot Matrix by Jack Binding
The Game by Neil Strauss They say “Don’t hate the player, hate The Game.” But after reading Strauss’ Number One Best Seller, it’s clear the player’s got problems too When I’ve had a tipple too many, I have a habit of buying everything on my Amazon wishlist. Sometimes I catch it in time to cancel … More Book Review: OK so I read The Game by Neil Strauss
I’m a little bit fixated on the dynamics between inner and outer worlds at the moment. The concept of duelling of polarities within one entity. The Scots call it ‘Caledonian Antisyzygy’. I don’t know what you call it when you’re from London. … More Crazy = Genius: Why is creativity associated with madness?
Editors are editors because they want to be – they’re not going to berate you for your typos or ding your manuscript over a bad simile. They might, however, pause if they discover any of these really, really, really, irksome traits. … More Not Another Mary Sue & Other Editing Peeves
Time Magazine might have thought it popped up by surprise, but in reality Amazon’s first physical bookstore has been a long time coming. Yes, you read that right. Amazon’s first physical bookstore. To be exact, they’ve opened a 5,500-square-foot bookstore, carrying a not-that-impressive 5,000 to 6,000 titles with 15 employees under the direction of Amazon … More Amazon Killed the Bookstore, Long Live the Bookstore
I would recommend Career of Evil to any crime fan, but if you’re looking for the goofy and sly satirical plot of the previous two novels, that’s not what you’ll find here. This is Robert Galbraith at “his” most fiendish and entertaining. … More #MakeMeADetective: Career Of Evil by Robert Galbraith
Spending the weekend out of London to look after the family dog, my plan was also to spend some quality time writing. But despite the perfect timing, the endless hours to myself, I hit the writing wall. So instead of watching Netflix all day, I thought I’d write a blog about it and why spending time not writing is not always a bad thing. … More Of Books and Blogs (Or What To Do When You Hit A Wall)
Led by Sam Rennie, Readership’s platform puts readers at the helm of a new crowdfunding publishers. I spoke to him to learn more. … More Readership: Talking Books and Online Communities with Founder Sam Rennie
