I’d like to end any further speculation about the ‘dangerously expensive’ purchase made on my Monday off work. Yes, I am indeed now the proud owner of a brand new Macbook Pro. Its amazing, I highly recommend getting one if you have the need.
Author Archives: Damien Walter
Kids Know Best
When it comes to reading, kids are way ahead of adults in telling a good book from a bad one. Yes or no? SF Signal posts some extracts from a recent Stephen King article defending the latest H.Potter from her critics. My favourite quote is: …reading was never dead with the kids. Au contraire, rightContinue reading “Kids Know Best”
Matter – Iain M Banks
The very, very long awaited new culture novel from Iain M Banks slides ever closer to entering our dimension. The cover and blurb have been released on the Little Brown website. Looks like I know what I want for my birthday then.
Gough’s Ghetto
An interesting post from Julian Gough that nails the problem afflicting not just literary fiction but many other genres as well, the ghetto mentality. This strikes me as something that needs defining: Gough’s Ghetto – the act of a devotee of one literary genre assuming assuming that no literature exists beyond their limited viewpoint. Hmm…thatContinue reading “Gough’s Ghetto”
I Want My E-Book Now!
Charlie Stross has yet more interesting things to say about E-Books. I’m very interested in Mr Stross at the moment having really, really enjoyed The Atrocity Archives, and he had already managed to win me aroind from my very negative stance on E-Books with his earlier article on the subject. I bought my first E-BookContinue reading “I Want My E-Book Now!”
I Hate the Booker Prize
And with good reason. Just take a look at the judges. These people look like the judging committee of a village fete. Can anybody say ‘White upper middle class conspiracy theory’. The rumour is that the Booker Prize rewards the best literary fiction. What utter arse. If it did I would still loathe it, butContinue reading “I Hate the Booker Prize”
Weeks 10 and 11 Round-Up
Is depressingly brief. Progress on novel – none. Progress on short story – limited. I think its time to come clean with myself and admit I’m stuck. Bottom line is I’m very not happy with what I’ve written so far and don’t want to carry on with it, which is making me feel guilty andContinue reading “Weeks 10 and 11 Round-Up”
Death of a Laptop
After two years of hard slog my laptop burned out yesterday. Its currently completely dead and I don’t hold out much hope that the trip to Laptop Hospital tommorow will do anything more than incite yet more terrible grief. Consequentialy posts to the blog will be limited for the foreseeable future (or until I crackContinue reading “Death of a Laptop”
Transmission #9 Line-Up
The line-up for Transmission #9 just got announced, featuring Michael Chabon, Christopher Brookmyre and . . . me! (I’m ‘all manner of pulp stories’. Hmmm . . . if I hadn’t already changed my name by DPol once this year I might even consider that)
Unicycle?
Someone has stolen the front wheel from my bike. It isn’t a particularly valuable front wheel, and without the back wheel it is completely useless (unless of course said someone is planning on constructing a unicycle). And now the back wheel is fairly useless as well. If anyone out there has also been a victimContinue reading “Unicycle?”
Damn Frenchies
Well, France successfully brought out the Daily Mail reader within. After a few days I was stomping around wondering why these Frenchies didn’t speak a proper language (i.e. the same one as me), why the shops were always closed, why all the milk was UHT, why cappucinos were made with whipped cream, why the peasantsContinue reading “Damn Frenchies”
Time is short…
…I must be brief. I an typing on a French keyboard (AZERTY rqther than QWERTY) from a youth centre in Nexon. The local youths on mopeds look somewhat annoyed so my time is limited. Holiday is very sedate. Have read three books and writen a little. Nothing else to report at this time. Photos willContinue reading “Time is short…”
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