Why setting targets for yourself might be a truly terrible idea
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
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
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
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...