Turning Pages
On Wednesday evening, we saw Adele at London’s Wembley Stadium. En route there, our Metropolitan line train was the most
Tag: entertainment
Understanding Our Ancestors
As we know, Amazon reviews can make entertaining reading. Occasionally you have to remind yourself those reviewers actually saw the
If There Had Been Twitter In “1800”?
In the aftermath of what may be a politically-motivated shooting targeting Republicans in Alexandria, Virginia, naturally we’ve once more seen
“Interview”: The Author Reflects On His 18th Century Extravaganza
Questioner: Thank you for coming along this morning to this self-interview, Robert. We have heard about the overnight terror attacks
My Novels, My Characters, My Business
You may know I try mostly to keep a relaxed tone here. I’m not interested in being contentious. However, there
Little Big Annoyances
Yesterday, we watched the first two episodes of Big Little Lies starring Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman: Within moments as
Worried Novelist Walks Through Hitchin
Almost there. Actually, “there” is one of my multitude of tiny problems. 130,000 words and at the point where major
Viewed From This England
We’ve been watching the political-melodrama U.S. TV series Madam Secretary. But you don’t need to know the details of the
My “Gone With The Wind” (I Laughed)
When you have finished the rough draft of your latest book one day earlier than you had targeted it for
“There’s The Girl”
A bit of an “unserious” post at times. It’s Wednesday. A brief change of pace. We sat through Batman v
