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In praise of shorter books – if you can spare the time, of course

In praise of shorter books – if you can spare the time, of course

by Giles Broadbent | Oct 10, 2022 | Books

The page count in best selling books is getting smaller. People have no time any more. Are shorter books the next chapter in the publishing game? Kiwi Rose Matafeo is a cracking comedian. Her recent West End show, caught on camera for the BBC, is full of zippy...
Why setting targets for yourself might be a truly terrible idea

Why setting targets for yourself might be a truly terrible idea

by Giles Broadbent | Oct 2, 2022 | Productivity

Setting targets is hugely important to keeping your projects on track – but sometimes they can become the real reason you’re not making progress.

Why murderous dictators like Putin think the way they do

Why murderous dictators like Putin think the way they do

by Giles Broadbent | Sep 26, 2022 | Blog

Shakespeare was right when he portrayed the frailty of kings. We can use the hollow moves of Putin in Ukraine to illustrate sly cunning in action For the purposes of this blog, we should remove ourselves from the battlefield. We’re going to examine the Russian...
Seize this one essential insight from writing maestro Terry Pratchett

Seize this one essential insight from writing maestro Terry Pratchett

by Giles Broadbent | Sep 18, 2022 | Productivity

According to a new biography, the author of the Discworld fantasy novels, Terry Pratchett, had a very pragmatic view of his talent and priorities. An affectionate portrait of the feted writer Terry Pratchett, creator of monstrous and magical worlds, by Rob Wilkins...
Book sales – er, there’s some good news and some bad news

Book sales – er, there’s some good news and some bad news

by Giles Broadbent | Sep 10, 2022 | Books

A recent Twitter storm pulled back the curtain on the publishing business and revealed some intriguing secrets about true nature of book sales. It all began with a tweet from April Henry, best-selling mystery and thriller author. From there, readers were suddenly...
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