Archive for the ‘Psychology’ Category
Openings
19 Jun 2019Openings It was like they weren’t there. This is the opening sentence of my novel The Breaking of Liam Glass.…
What makes good writing great?
06 Jun 2019What makes good writing great? What sorts the Austens from the Dan Browns? The Truffauts from the Ed Woods? It’s…
Are writing courses worth it?
23 May 2019Are writing courses worth it? The world seems to be full of courses offering to teach you how to write.…
Till the trumpets crack – going beyond
11 May 2019Till the trumpets crack – going beyond In the second movement of Beethoven’s masterful symphony the ‘Eroica’ the music takes…
Do you need your delusions?
29 Mar 2019Do you need your delusions? Listeners who believe that the BBC is a hot-bed of pinko leftie elitists who want…
How to stop innocent people getting shot
02 Mar 2019How to stop innocent people getting shot In his fascinating book on our unconscious instincts, Blink, Malcolm Gladwell starts one chapter…
What can we learn from the murder capital of Europe?
02 Feb 2019What can we learn from the murder capital of Europe? Just this week I heard from my neighbourhood network about…
The Man Who Tasted Shapes
25 Jan 2019The Man Who Tasted Shapes – Richard E Cytowic It began in a kitchen. Two men talking over a roast…
My UnChristmas Message
19 Dec 2018My UnChristmas Message For the next two weeks, the Christmas religion of consumerism tells us everyone is supposed to achieve…
