Bennett to Amis: Shame on Us

Novelist Ronan Bennett takes Martin Amis to task for “as odious an outburst of racist sentiment as any public figure has made in this country for a very long time.”
Muslims bridle at the broad strokes by which they are depicted. Every time a writer or politician or policeman begins a sentence by saying “Muslims must [...]



Five Questions: Skint Writer

1. Why do you blog?
Started blogging to try and gain exposure for my writing after years of frustration trying to get noticed through the traditional routes.
Blogging was just another thing to try; it has now become much more than that. As well as gaining a growing audience/readership I feel I have gained friends and now [...]



Five Questions: Dick Jones

1.Why do you blog?
I maintain a weblog in order to:
. . . sustain & develop further a unique form of communication that enables me to write in reflective solitude in the traditional way, but also enables me to locate & interact with a critical readership almost immediately.
. . . be able to read across a [...]






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