Lionel Shriver is opinionated. She got into a lot of trouble in some quarters for criticising the ‘idolisation of diversity’. Mary Beard is similarly opinionated (but has an endearing smile); however, she tries to be balanced. Owen Jones is opinionated – just listen to any debate he takes part in. Diane Abbott raises hackles with […]
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Christmas tree 2017 It’s Christmas Eve morning and I’ve had my croissant and pain au chocolat. We normally have much healthier muesli, but as we bought a boxful of butter laden pastry morning goods for the visitors, why not raid one or two? No sign of life from the visitors – they probably […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!Is an author who publishes books, by whatever route, entitled to a fully private life? Yes, and no. Publishing a work – fiction, non-fiction, academic – makes that work and its author’s name available to the public. A fiction writer may use a pseudonym, of course. Readers will read the work – let’s call it […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!November 13th, 2017 | Tags: advice, author life, fame, Getting published, public/private | Category: Authors, Insights, Personal, Readers, Social media, Writing life | 6 comments - (Comments are closed) This is going to get me into trouble, but I’m trying to find perspective. It’s obvious that bullying – sexual, emotional, mental, physical or other – is wrong. Violent bullying, abuse or rape is criminal and punishable by law – rightly so. But the problem is not just about non-consensual sex; that’s the way feelings […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!November 4th, 2017 | Tags: decency, gender politics, respect, sexual harassment | Category: Insights, Personal, Provocations, Romans, Social media | 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Opening Word to crack on with my new story, I was disconcerted to see a message flash up that support for Word 2011 would be withdrawn in 10 days’ time. Eyes on stalks at the screen. Ten days? My other half and I did that clichéd thing of mutual dumbfounded disbelieving staring. He recovered first. […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!October 10th, 2017 | Tags: admin, computers, technology, websites | Category: Blog admin, Insights, Interruptions, Social media, Writing life | 12 comments - (Comments are closed) |
   
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