Tag: People

  • Criticism – don’t take it lying down – Shoo Rayner Writing School

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeXJG1Ri8cs I’ve posted a vid on Youtube about criticism. I got two pieces of criticism on my drawing school site that made me think. One was not nice and one was brilliant. How can the bad one, (from someone who is obviously ignorant and thoughtless) be so crushing and the good one not quite make…

  • Northwood Prep School

    I had a wonderful day today, at Northwood Prep School in Rickmansworth. I felt almost at home, as I used too live in Bushey when I was 10/11. The signs to the Aquadrome made me feel quite nostalgic. We spent many happy summer days there as a child. Not so nostalgic is the proximity to…

  • eBooks and authors

    There is a big problem with ebooks. Once all the books in the world have been digitised, there will only be one book. No author, no revenue, except for those who find ways to exploit the power of cut and paste. There will be no reason to write a book again. Books take time and…