Category Archives: Non-Fiction
I ate a centipede today.
I was feeling feverish with a winter cold so popped a panadol and took a swig from the glass of stale water on my bedside cabinet. Next thing I felt something wriggling on my lip. Thinking stupidly that it was … Continue reading
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Everest the Hard Way, by Chris Bonington
Dunno what it is about Everest but I can’t get enough of it. I think it’s because I’m such a gutless wonder when it comes to all things physical – I get vertigo standing on a chair to change a … Continue reading
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the best ‘how to’ book on writing fiction (in my humble opinion) is…
….Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft by Janet Burroway and Elizabeth Stuckey-French. Well, it’s the best I’ve read anyway, although I’d be interested in other recommendations. I find a lot of ‘how to’ writing books are interesting enough … Continue reading
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from the ridiculous to the sublime
I’ve just finished reading two very different books: T2 The Future war by S.M. Stirling, and Touching the Void by Joe Simpson. T2 is part of what I call my late night crap reading, the store of cheap and nasties … Continue reading
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A Woman in Berlin.
Reading this book was like slipping into a Dali painting. Could something like this really happen? And no, I’m not talking just about the horrors of war experienced by the anonymous author (now believed to be journalist Marta Hiller) but … Continue reading
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