I’m almost – but not quite – speechless at reading of a new book that’s about to be published, and a film deal that appears to be in the works. IT is a truth commercially acknowledged that Jane Austen’s high-spirited heroines can be recast as Hollywood brats or Bollywood sirens, wittily navigating the eternal perils… Continue reading Pride & Prejudice – and ZOMBIES???
Tag: Writing
Remembering George Orwell
Perhaps appropriately, in the light of my last post (see below) about President Obama’s inauguration, tomorrow, January 21st, is the 59th anniversary of the death of Eric Arthur Blair, better known to history under the nom de plume George Orwell. Orwell is perhaps best known for his anti-totalitarian works Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. Both… Continue reading Remembering George Orwell
Favorite blog entries of 2008
Out of the 1,159 blog posts I’ve made over the past year, these are the ones that most made me smile, or think, or even cry. Wednesday, January 2nd: Sam the Sex God. Sunday, January 6th: Wolves fishing. Saturday, January 19th: Jasper Carrot sings about his Bantam Cock. Friday, February 8th: Men, romance and beer.… Continue reading Favorite blog entries of 2008
The creative genius of disorganized chaos
I have a confession to make. Whilst I tidy up from time to time, my desk – and my office – rapidly become disorganized again, and I tend to work surrounded by papers, scraps of work, correspondence, a mug (or two) of tea, the odd plate, piles of books . . . you get the… Continue reading The creative genius of disorganized chaos
The future of books and reading
The future of book publishing, marketing and reading is in flux right now. Not only are hard times, economically speaking, impacting every aspect of the business, but the demographics of the reading population are changing rapidly. L. E. Modesitt, Jr., a well-known fantasy and science-fiction author, highlighted some of these issues on his blog recently.… Continue reading The future of books and reading
What it takes to be a genius
The answer, of course, is very hard work. About 10,000 hours of it, to be more precise. They say that genius is 1 per cent inspiration and 99 per cent perspiration. Now scientists claim they know just how much sweat and toil this actually is. It takes someone 10,000 hours of practice to reach the… Continue reading What it takes to be a genius