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MUSINGS (A BLOG)

As I write, it's the fourth day of Christmas in Chiang Mai, Thailand. But it doesn't feel like Christmas. And having resided in Thailand...

Shakespeare was a master of it. Ernest Hemingway almost perfected it. George Orwell advocated it. And every writer should obey and apply...

As a schoolboy I was fortunate to have a teacher who enjoyed reading stories to his pupils. Every Friday afternoon around 3.30, Mr....

So, dear reader, the form of warfare invented by the Provisional IRA and waged against the British people in the 1970s has been visited...

“…that which we call the rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” Shakespeare reminds us. And it’s true of most things in the world,...

The best writing advice in the world has already been given. Written and delivered decades ago by Orwell and other masters of the English...

Ever picked up a novel, read it and come to the conclusion that it was not much of a deal, far too long, overblown and containing little...

Good authors too, who once knew better words Now only use four letter words writing prose Anything goes Cole Porter “Buddy, that sex...

So, what happened to the villains then, those exciting bad guys who featured so prominently in crime and adventure fiction over the...

I have a list of around thirty words and phrases that are overused, incorrectly used or mercilessly abused and debased. Here's some:...