Here are all 325 of my posts from the last few years:
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- July 2010 (7)
- 28: Canterbury Festival Crime Scene (0)
- 19: Last day in Melbourne… (1)
- 18: Melbourne’s amazing Vic Market (1)
- 17: A special place in Melbourne (0)
- 15: A sense of shame (4)
- 15: A few days in Melbourne (0)
- 11: Another Thrillerfest, the best yet (2)
- June 2010 (21)
- 30: Thrillerfest and CrimeFest events (0)
- 29: Microsoft’s new online backup offering (1)
- 26: Progress in the vegetable patch (0)
- 21: Crime and Justice Festival, Melbourne (0)
- 19: Some questions for Thrillerfest (14)
- 19: A lot of photos of Rome (0)
- 19: And quickly…. (0)
- 18: Helsinki Book Fair (0)
- 17: Today’s word to watch: literally (4)
- 16: Gotten or got? (12)
- 15: Word games: the enormity of it all… (0)
- 14: The iPad clones are on the way… and cheap (1)
- 14: Whilst I’m at it… another bad word (1)
- 11: An iPad you can edit a book on? (7)
- 11: A nasty little word to be avoided (15)
- 08: Reading better online (2)
- 06: Apple LED Cinema Display and Windows: fixed (0)
- 06: An American view on the new book (0)
- 05: Funny what we do to language (4)
- 04: When should you respond to an Amazon review? (11)
- 02: I’m an iPhone app (5)
- May 2010 (20)
- 31: A picture’s worth… a few words anyway (4)
- 28: OneNote for book research: magical in the end (10)
- 26: Will anyone pay for the digital Times? (8)
- 25: Backing up: Windows does it better (10)
- 24: And I’m not the only one ditching Apple… (0)
- 24: Bye bye Apple… for now anyway (37)
- 21: An urgent u-turn on Sugarsync – best avoided (4)
- 19: The zen of writing: small things matter (3)
- 18: Serendipity and the story of Clara the rhinoceros (2)
- 17: Ways to save your ideas (9)
- 14: Whose book is it anyway? (4)
- 14: The Derbyshire Literature Festival (0)
- 13: Is this a safer Facebook alternative? (4)
- 13: How much aspiration do you need? (2)
- 07: The red onions of Tropea (4)
- 06: The art of WordPress comment spam (1)
- 06: You never know when inspiration hits (4)
- 05: Word 2010 for Windows: wonders well hidden (16)
- 04: Hardware: do you choose or does Steve Jobs? (12)
- 03: Writing on Windows: It’s not a nightmare any more (9)
- April 2010 (35)
- 30: More Facebook privacy issues (3)
- 30: When is a book really done? (1)
- 29: A sneak peek of the new revision system (2)
- 28: We’re back to the privacy thing again… and it’s not good (9)
- 28: The Dante Killings… and the question of titles (1)
- 27: The final proof: do it on paper (7)
- 26: How to get banned on MySpace? (0)
- 26: Eddie Hewson: an apology (0)
- 25: Bye bye Facebook (21)
- 23: The worst writing job in the world… (1)
- 22: Some new ways to make sure you don’t lose stuff (5)
- 21: Steve Jobs: the new Lord Chamberlain? (10)
- 20: How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online? (0)
- 19: The difference one word can make (18)
- 16: What’s so wrong with a mouse? (8)
- 16: Hang on… I wrote that??? (7)
- 15: So what do I call these books? (0)
- 15: First draft now in the can… what next? (0)
- 14: The dangers of the daily word count (12)
- 13: Taking off the mask (0)
- 13: Idiocy and writing sometimes go hand in hand (3)
- 12: Writing with ease: it’s all about time (5)
- 10: It must be nice to have a vote (3)
- 09: The next Microsoft Word: a peek (8)
- 09: A few stupid things about Apple Pages (11)
- 08: iPad: the crippled documents saga continues (0)
- 08: Dealing with the awkward party (0)
- 08: A few great things about Apple Pages (11)
- 07: Favourite thing on the Internet today (4)
- 07: You still can’t say the truth about Apple (12)
- 07: Getting some perspective on your work (6)
- 06: Why I won’t be buying an iPad (14)
- 06: A new way to look at a manuscript (4)
- 05: No business cards around here (3)
- 01: Keeping revision notes (7)
- March 2010 (41)
- 31: No free books around here (10)
- 31: Photography and creative writing (1)
- 30: The ebook tsunami – how will publishing survive? (8)
- 30: Tracking revisions in Scrivener (1)
- 29: Read first, revise later (3)
- 28: A review from Thailand and an extraordinary journalist (0)
- 27: Wish I could be there… (2)
- 26: You can’t always believe what you read/hear (0)
- 26: Making it easier for readers (0)
- 25: The end of phase one (5)
- 24: In public means in public (8)
- 24: Writing like the wind (0)
- 23: Favourite Places – an addition to this site (0)
- 23: Snapshots and the revision process (10)
- 22: All RSS followers out there… (0)
- 22: Cleared for landing (6)
- 19: An aside from Tom Cain to this morning's post (0)
- 19: Small change, big difference (1)
- 18: Leprechauns rob banks – true or false (0)
- 18: A different point of view (4)
- 17: St Hilda's Crime and Mystery Conference, Oxford (0)
- 17: St Hilda's Crime and Mystery Conference, Oxford (0)
- 17: Writing as sculpture (6)
- 16: A question of priorities (4)
- 15: Does journalism help you write fiction? (2)
- 13: The courage to speak out on crime (8)
- 13: A few simple secrets of blogging (6)
- 12: Distractions can sometimes be good (1)
- 11: Everyone's a publisher now (1)
- 11: Pseudonyms, A.N. Author writes… (1)
- 10: Time for some perspective (0)
- 09: Now this should win an Oscar (0)
- 09: Naming names (2)
- 08: Books are not music (4)
- 05: Are books too cheap? (5)
- 04: A book I won't be buying (2)
- 04: Big secret revealed: some readers are mad (4)
- 04: Annotations: keep it simple (0)
- 03: Not so great expectations (6)
- 02: When in doubt, cut it out (1)
- 01: Sophistication ahead: write with care (1)
- February 2010 (31)
- 28: Making WordPress easier to use (1)
- 27: The new look is coming along (4)
- 27: The real danger of Twitter (6)
- 26: Bouchercon, San Francisco (0)
- 26: Thrillerfest, New York (0)
- 26: Derbyshire Literature Festival – workshop (0)
- 26: Derbyshire Literature Festival – The Blue Demon (0)
- 26: The blog now looks different…. (14)
- 26: Writers need to get out more (0)
- 25: Three cheers for libraries (0)
- 24: Vive la difference (1)
- 23: A secret from Ann Cleeves (0)
- 22: On the road up north (0)
- 19: Target practice (6)
- 18: How long should a book be? (1)
- 17: Dealing with the doubt demons (1)
- 16: Deadlines – leave the prevarication till later (1)
- 15: Avoiding overused words (0)
- 12: In praise of the ordinary (7)
- 11: Lamb to the slaughter (0)
- 10: Is eating horses wrong? (4)
- 10: Trains and boats and planes (2)
- 09: Italy's Agriculture Minister is an idiot (1)
- 09: Beyond the Via Garibaldi (1)
- 08: New photo site (1)
- 08: You don't need to write every day (4)
- 04: The Palace of the Popes (0)
- 03: Telling it like it is (5)
- 03: The conspiracy theory that turned out to be true (1)
- 02: The secret of the Via Rasella (1)
- 01: A bit of historic inspiration (0)
- January 2010 (38)
- 29: The cliché you need and the ones you don't (1)
- 28: Starting a book – what do you need to know? (8)
- 27: Dead simple Scrivener tip (7)
- 26: Two quick secrets behind those Venice photos (3)
- 25: Talking in tongues (6)
- 23: Lists can save a writer's life (10)
- 22: A spot of geographical focus (0)
- 21: The best way to get around Venice (1)
- 20: The dogs of Venice (2)
- 20: What the hell are enhanced ebooks? (3)
- 20: Writing in black and white (2)
- 19: Pasta as in cake (2)
- 19: Snacking in Venice (0)
- 18: Stealing people is allowed (4)
- 18: Taverna San Lio, Venice (0)
- 18: The camera is mightier than the pen, sometimes (0)
- 16: Sous Chef – a handy assistant in the kitchen (0)
- 16: RIP Dennis Stock (4)
- 15: £%&^ me! What's the deal with swearing? (5)
- 14: The question of violence (6)
- 13: Thinking positively (3)
- 12: What the iPod tells you about eBooks (2)
- 11: Authors write books, others sell them (9)
- 08: How to make $1000 a day stealing books? (17)
- 08: Porchetta and people: where characters come from (3)
- 07: In conversation with Ann Cleeves in Newcastle (0)
- 07: Blank page yes, blank mind no (2)
- 06: God bless libraries, and public lending right (0)
- 06: Revising, revising, revising (4)
- 05: Show and tell (3)
- 04: The opening scene conundrum (2)
- 03: Ebook for sale – Epiphany is back (11)
- 03: Some ways we can tackle the book thieves (24)
- 03: Book theft myth no 3: Technology can fix it (2)
- 02: Book theft myth No 2: It's about price (20)
- 02: Book theft myths exploded: Part One (14)
- 01: The biggest threat to writing is book theft (82)
- 01: New Year's Resolution: Don't Look Back (2)
- December 2009 (16)
- 31: Events in Gateshead and Wigan (0)
- 23: Some changes around here… (2)
- 18: A Christmas story from O. Henry (4)
- 15: Ignorance is creative bliss (2)
- 11: Something for the weekend from G.K. Chesterton (2)
- 10: The funny old business of rewriting (9)
- 09: There are no books in Paradise (0)
- 08: Hitler and rabbits (0)
- 07: We don't need another hero (4)
- 04: Taking photos is not terrorism (3)
- 04: Something for the weekend from Arthur Machen (2)
- 03: Thinking about character (1)
- 02: In order to write books you have to read books (8)
- 02: Serial problems (1)
- 01: Do we really need sex in fiction? (0)
- 01: Working with the Inspector (4)
- November 2009 (37)
- 30: The book diary experiment continues (7)
- 30: Should readers really have a say? (0)
- 30: No news is good news (0)
- 29: A working example of a private book blog (8)
- 28: Forget book diaries, how about a book blog? (6)
- 28: Netbook on the road (18)
- 27: Something for the weekend… from me (0)
- 26: The myth of location (3)
- 26: Derbyshire Literature Festival (0)
- 25: A curious case of inspiration (0)
- 24: The House of Pilate (but it isn't) (0)
- 24: The accidental novelist (5)
- 23: Pedro the Cruel: a monster waiting to be written (0)
- 23: A new book for old (1)
- 20: Some things about bullfighting you probably didn’t know (3)
- 20: Tom Cruise is making money for Seville (1)
- 20: Something for the weekend from Edgar Allan Poe (2)
- 19: Location, location and location (0)
- 19: Adventures in the movie trade (6)
- 19: An unsuitable job for a protagonist (10)
- 18: The genre vigilantes come out to play (6)
- 17: Why does a popular press hate popular books? (8)
- 16: Genre: the sound of the cell door closing (10)
- 16: And a quick thank you to Microsoft (1)
- 16: Mondadori Venice, January 19 (5)
- 13: In search of a noteworthy companion (6)
- 13: Something for the weekend – Saki's Sredni Vashtar (1)
- 12: Keeping it simple (19)
- 11: Questions of style (1)
- 10: Will there be a movie? (10)
- 09: Is the end in sight? (3)
- 06: Something for the weekend from Ambrose Bierce (0)
- 05: Double spacing: quit the habit now (8)
- 04: Underwrite not overwrite (2)
- 03: Counted out (11)
- 02: The Treasure, a book waiting to be written (1)
- 02: Different points of view (3)
- October 2009 (30)
- 30: Something for the weekend from H.P. Lovecraft (1)
- 30: Advice for first-time authors (7)
- 29: Craig Newmark: can someone kindly translate? (10)
- 29: 3D movies may be the end of mankind (4)
- 29: Through the eyes of others (4)
- 28: Daily Mail gets it wrong on English shock (3)
- 28: Keeping a project alive (4)
- 27: Who dare criticise the critics? (2)
- 27: So why do you want to write? (14)
- 26: Why culture matters (1)
- 26: The dreaded synopsis (7)
- 23: Something for the weekend (1)
- 22: Finding the story in hiding (5)
- 21: The business of beautiful lies (3)
- 20: I like adverbs: there I've said it, boldly (14)
- 19: He, she or it? How to describe people (1)
- 16: Avoiding peer pressure (5)
- 15: Self publishing sucks, sometimes anyway (0)
- 15: The Copper Bracelet is coming (2)
- 14: Eeek! The Third Act is upon us (4)
- 14: Twitter's a joke, and not a good one (12)
- 13: The perils of bright ideas (0)
- 12: The joys of routine (0)
- 10: ITW: thanks for everything (3)
- 08: Scrivener and the mosaic of writing (15)
- 08: When life starts to imitate art (1)
- 06: Dealing with writer's block (11)
- 05: Insanity and the interior conversation (4)
- 02: The Cemetery of Secrets contest answers (0)
- 02: A classic Venetian mystery returns (0)
- September 2009 (6)
- 29: Keeping track of characters (7)
- 25: One good reason for going to Thrillerfest (0)
- 24: Time in fiction is just one big lie (0)
- 22: Entering the twilight zone (1)
- 09: The best Scrivener tip ever (maybe) (13)
- 06: Visit the Rome of the Costa books (0)
- August 2009 (8)
- 27: Contest winners
- 26: The Cottingley Fairies and me (0)
- 22: Get Scrivener for 20% off (0)
- 13: Picking a series character (0)
- 12: Some thoughts on book locations (0)
- 05: Inside a Bangkok massage parlour (0)
- 05: Writing a book diary (3)
- 02: The Venice of Vivaldi and Canaletto (0)
- July 2009 (7)
- 31: Nic Costa: the next two years (0)
- 28: Vancouver International Writers Festival (0)
- 26: Bolsover Library writing workshop (0)
- 22: Just for the record… (0)
- 11: The state of the book nation (1)
- 06: A short visit to Thailand (0)
- 04: What real Roman food looks like (1)
- June 2009 (1)
- 22: Thrillerfest New York (0)
- May 2009 (1)
- April 2009 (5)
- 21: Why authors need book stores (5)
- 20: The case for United Authors (23)
- 18: Parting thoughts: the state of publishing (7)
- 18: Parting thoughts: a few snippets (1)
- 14: City of Fear (0)
- March 2009 (2)
- 30: Picking a font for writing (11)
- 04: The wonder of Bookbrowse (0)
- February 2009 (3)
- January 2009 (3)
- 28: The Garden of Evil: 2008's best mystery (0)
- 22: A great guide to Rome (0)
- 12: A few more places to eat in Rome (1)
- December 2008 (4)
- 30: The Garden of Evil 'best book from UK' (0)
- 29: Scrivener on Windows? (0)
- 18: Putting forensic fact into fiction (0)
- 15: Robert Aickman: an author to relish (2)
- July 2008 (1)
- 09: Tools for writing (4)
- June 2008 (1)
- May 2008 (2)
- February 2008 (1)
- 01: A book for the wish list (0)
- January 2008 (1)
- November 2007 (1)
- 12: Caravaggio's final resting place (0)
- October 2007 (2)