A while ago, on the Booktrust website, I wrote a blog about book snobs. It was quite popular and – not being a snob – I like popularity, but I also got into a lot of arguments online with book snobs who said that I was on the wrong side, […]
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GOD’S WRITING TIPS
People think that if you are a writer giving writing tips then you are annoying and probably getting too big for your writer boots. I know this because of all the letters I get saying ‘you are annoying and too big for your writer boots’. People hate writing tips so […]
The World (A Rant)
The world is a fucking mess. I know. Stating the obvious. But it is. Watch the news. Watch the dead and gassed in Syria. Watch the people – me included – who say the use of chemical weapons crossed a moral line. I mean, shoot people – hell, that’s fucking […]
WRITERS ARE STUPID
Writers are stupid. Writers are stupid because they do the most depressing job in the world. Writers are stupid because they shorten their lives by sitting down all day and eating toast and smoking and writing depressing things. Writers are stupid because they only get 0.1 per cent of royalties. […]
Don’t Become A Writer If…
1. You hate being entered for races that you always lose. 2. You like having a clue about what is going on with your career. 3. You like to know, to the nearest ten thousand pounds, how much money you will earn in a year. 4. You like having a […]