On the eve of the publication of her second novel, How To Be Famous, Caitlin Moran was in Edinburgh talking about sex. She also talked about lots of other things, but it was mostly sex – good sex, bad sex and solo sex (which doesn’t, I believe, have a bad version). Here’s what I learned […]
More things I learned: birthday edition
Writer’s blockage would be nearer the mark. It’s what I feel when there’s so much going on in my head that I don’t know where to begin, where the loose end is to start the unravelling. More in common with road-trip constipation (you know what I mean) than a wistful gaze at a pristine page. […]
What can I say to new bloggers?
There was a time when I thought I was a dab hand at blogging. I even wrote a book about it. Half the book was about how blogging makes you feel better – a form of therapeutic writing if you like. And the other half was about how to do it. Now, I’m still totally […]
An open letter to new bloggers…
Dear Newish Blogger, Hello and welcome. Congratulations on your new blog – or even your new resolution to start a blog. You are in for a treat. It will enrich your life in more ways than you can think of. I’m moved, though, to write to you because I’ve been blogging for a very, very […]
Insert cheesy heading about being true to yourself here
In which the penny drops and we wait for the life’s chunky KitKat to drop to the bottom of fate’s vending machine (or something). Hat trick – the term originated in cricket. A bowler who retired three batsmen to three consecutive balls earned himself a new hat, paid for by the club. I googled and now […]