Well, there I was looking forward to a quiet blog about finishing Iain Banks’ The Crow Road and doing losts of reviewing for the Front List, when an email popped up telling me I’m a semifinalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. Woohoo? Well, actually, maybe not! First of all, the elaborate procedures for ABNA … Continue reading Amazon: woohoo or boo-hoo?
Because this site is really about the novel, I haven’t so far found space for a list of the blogs I follow myself. Eventually I might make a page where you can see all of them, but for now here are one or two that have either been on my list for a while or are … Continue reading Blog of blogs
A heavy cold has kept me glued to the computer and so I’ve gone ahead with the changes. Hope that you like the new title and the new version of Chapter 1 (though only the eagle-eyed may spot the differences!) Thanks also to those who have inspired me to go ahead with the latest revisions, … Continue reading All change!
According to a newspaper report, standing up from time to time to ‘potter around’ is as good for fitness as a trip to the gym. This is a matter of great relief to those of us who like to take a break from writing every hour or so and have no intention of going near a running … Continue reading Leaner and Fitter?
Opened today’s Telegraph to find a full page interview with Amanda Ross, she of Richard and Judy fame, and it reminded me how many of the books I have read lately that have been Richard and Judy (or rather AR) selections. My favourite, and the one I was most surprised to see with the R&J … Continue reading Amanda Ross: the thinking reader’s crumpet
Ali Bacon, Author 