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Paladyum: Turkish launch (Türkiye lansmanı)
“Paladyum”, a beautiful Turkish edition of my Istanbul thriller “Palladium”, will be published in October. Harika!
A good writing day: what is it?
A good writing day will look different for each author. But here’s one I had this week. What’s your experience of a good writing day – or a bad one?
5 reasons James Bond movies suck. 5 reasons you watch them anyhow
Why most James Bond movies suck – but still watch them. 5 reasons the next movie will suck and 5 reasons we’ll watch it anyhow.
Datli Maya – the late, great Istanbul restaurant was my favourite
Datli Maya – before its closure, this tiny, strange cult restaurant in Istanbul was my favourite. This post explores why I used to love it. Great
Hans Rosling: Don’t panic
Hans Rosling’s video “Don’t Panic” is a lesson in why we all should examine the facts about population – and why the world is better than we think.
The Walk movie review – high wire action at the Twin Towers is awesome
The Walk movie review: this will irritate some, but the scenes imagining a man on a tightrope between the twin towers are magnificent. I often
The Internet is dangerous
The Internet is dangerous. It risks tearing civilisation apart. It is also our best friend and a huge creator of wealth and convenience. My friend the
The Zero Art Movement: the artistic movement you never heard of?
The Zero Art Movement was a group of German artists founded in Düsseldorf in the late 1950s. You might find you like them. What is
What’s wrong with Bali – and one simple way to fix it
What’s wrong with Bali. This beautiful island is a great holiday destination. But it has some ugly features that risk spoiling it. Here is a fix.
Anthony Trollope: 13 reasons to read him
Anthony Trollope is one of the most brilliant and rewarding authors you have never heard of. Plus, he invented the letter box.
Klimt, Beethoven and my thriller “Eternal Life”
Klimt and Beethoven and The Grateful Dead all come together in my sci-fi thriller “Eternal Life”.
Leigh Turner writing: how I write, what I write, when I write
Leigh Turner writing: how to write novels, a blog and short stories, while holding down a full-time day job. For writing a book, a target-driven approach may work for some people.
Waiting for buses in London: when it’s pure pleasure
Waiting for buses: in my satirical speculative thriller Eternal Life, waiting for a bus has become a fabulously exclusive and expensive past-time. Find out why
Red London buses and my novel “Eternal Life”
Red London buses: what can they tell us about the meaning of life? My satirical speculative thriller “Eternal Life” reveals: more than you might think. Existential questions include: when is the next bus coming?
How to live better: some easy lessons
“Eternal Life”, a satirical speculative thriller for a world obsessed by longevity, imagines a society where the relationship between time and money has crystallised into a way to trade life itself. Can this help us work out how to live better?
Death is very likely the single best invention of life
“Death is very likely the single best invention of life”: the famous Steve Jobs quote lights up my satirical speculative thriller “Eternal Life”.
Beethoven and the meaning of life: my novel “Eternal Life”
Beethoven and the meaning of life: what can my satirical speculative thriller “Eternal Life” tell us about both?
Nut-grafs & Cosmic Kickers: the perfect article or blog (2 of 3)
Nut-grafs, cosmic kickers and other obscure-sounding elements of traditional journalistic craftsmanship provide a great framework to improve your writing.
How leap seconds work – an explanation by the Science Geek
How leap seconds work. It’s one of those existential questions you never thought of, but which you can’t stop thinking about once you’ve started. I
Writing the perfect article or blog: 7 tips to speed things up (1 of 3)
Writing the perfect article or blog is easier if you follow the rules professionals use. Here are seven top writing tips to help you get started.
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