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Has any book ever before so dominated the news agenda on both sides of the Atlantic (and beyond) for what feels like months and months? In the lead up to publication of Spare on 6th January, the Mail, Express and others frothed daily over the possible story lines,...
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‘Could you do a bit of research into corporate psychopaths?’ a client recently asked me. ‘With pleasure.’ I said, rubbing my hands with delighted anticipation. The book we’re working on is a sordid tale of family fraud involving millions of dollars and a particularly...
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I’ve been working with an adventurer for the past few months. The book, when it comes out, will be an account of his many expeditions every one of which has provoked observations about the nature of life-changing moments and how to handle them. The author is...
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If you’re considering writing a book, you might be asking yourself how do I even start? If you look around for advice, there are about as many ways as there are authors. For fiction, broadly, the advice can be parcelled into three or four approaches. Some writers...
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I don’t know about you, but when I pick a non-fiction title in a bookshop, I flick straight to the back in search of the index. It’s an old habit formed of an awareness that a well-constructed index is perhaps the most reliable and efficient means to understand...
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VOICING CONCERNS This post goes back to a day some time ago when I got on a train and went to a ‘meeting’. I know. I’ll give you a minute. It’s been a while. In case you still need help, a ‘meeting’ is a gathering of individuals often in a ‘meeting room’ to talk about...
