Archive for the ‘Psychology’ Category
Why most people are crap at persuading
22 May 2020This message was intended solely for writers and film-makers, until I realised that pitching and persuading is something that everyone…
A plague on both your houses
25 Mar 2020So now we are visited by the plague, it seems. Plague is an archetype that goes back deep into our…
Computer says procrastinate
07 Feb 2020COMPUTER SAYS PROCRASTINATE I went into my study this morning, bouncing, full of ideas for a new short story and…
Angry movies at the Baftas
29 Jan 2020ANGRY MOVIES AT THE BAFTAS We live in angry times, it seems. So I shouldn’t have been surprised when I…
Interview with award-winning author Louise Doughty
11 Dec 2019LOUISE DOUGHTY Louise Doughty is one of the most interesting authors today. Refusing to be pigeon-holed, every book breaks new…
How to deal with a verbal attacker – Verbal Aikido
20 Nov 2019DEALING WITH A VERBAL ATTACKER Do you ever find yourself lost for words? Or outmanoeuvred by a verbal attacker? Perhaps…
#IndieAuthorChat Nov 19 & book offer
14 Nov 2019Book offer Christmas is coming and the first presents are on their way. First, I’m hosting a free Twitter chat…
How to get stuff done this autumn
04 Sep 2019HOW TO GET STUFF DONE THIS AUTUMN Holidays are over and the photos are almost all that remain (aside from…
Openings
19 Jun 2019Openings It was like they weren’t there. This is the opening sentence of my novel The Breaking of Liam Glass.…
