John Baker’s Blog

I first posted this on the 3rd September 2003:
‘Perhaps the most striking illustration of the influence of uniforms to affect or alter role perspective is reported in the “Uniform Experiment” (Tenzel and Cizanckas, 1973). In 1969, the [...]

Having written one novel and worked your way through the minefields of publication, you may find yourself pondering the possibility of doing it all again. You may find yourself saying (not to your publisher or agent, but to someone altogether closer - perhaps even yourself): I want to write a book, another novel, but I [...]

The magician stepped into the walk-through metal detector and a loud bell sounded. A uniformed man twice Danny’s size came towards him. The man had a long truncheon attached to his belt. ‘Put your watch and cash and any metal objects on the tray,’ he said. His manner was not polite. He didn’t seem to [...]