by David West | Apr 24, 2023 | News
Why seven best quotes on writing? My publicist Brian Feinblum posted some advice on blog posts for selling books today. He says you have to have a catchy title like seven best, 6 ways to, 9 benefits of, etc. I thought I’d try following his advice, so here goes. I’ve...
by David West | Apr 23, 2023 | News
Brian Boru defeated the Vikings in Ireland on this day in 1014 at the Battle of Clontarf. It must have been quite a battle because all the leaders died. It wasn’t simply a battle between the Irish and the Vikings, because the Vikings were allied to the Irish king of...
by David West | Apr 21, 2023 | News
Dominic Raab has been found to have engaged in bullying as a minister and has resigned. He seems to have some issues with the definition of bullying. As a writer, I always reach for the Oxford English Dictionary when a definition is required. The OED says that a bully...
by David West | Apr 21, 2023 | News
I don’t claim that this is an exhaustive list of scientists contemporary with Sir Anthony Standen. It’s more of a tasting menu, with each scientist chosen because they relate to the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures in some way. The place to start must be Galileo...
by David West | Apr 17, 2023 | News
Claire and I often watch Pointless in the afternoon. It’s a quiz show hosted by Alexander Armstrong. The format is to try and choose an answer that is the most obscure correct answer. One of the rounds today were clues to phrases which are rapidly dying out. We were...
by David West | Apr 15, 2023 | News
I attended my second meeting of the Corsham Writers Workshop on Thursday. As with my first meeting, it was a delight to chat with other writers. There were a couple of writers new to the group, and a long standing member who hadn’t been at the first meeting I...
