Bob Dylan #45

Added on 19 September 2008

I think it's fair to say that Bob Dylan is like Marmite. (I mean that you either love him or hate him, rather than that he's gooey brown slime that tastes strongly of faeces.) Despite the similarity, there are many differences, and here's the most crucial. If the person across the table from you is ...

The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson (10th Anniversary Edition)

Added on 18 September 2008

Having delayed the release of The Final Cut until next year, I really ought to be getting on with the task of turning the original manuscript - which was known as Limited Edition, then published in Germany as Der Herr Der Klinge - into the last book in the Barney series. Before that, however, The Lo...

The Phantom Buggery of Harry Potter - Part 2

Added on 17 September 2008

So there we were, on holiday, and we had a Black Hawk Down situation. Two kids flaked out on the couch, the stuffing knocked out of them by the Grand Theft Auto of twenty-four hour bugs. They were reeling, and all they wanted to do was sit slumped in a great heaving mass of self-pity. We were, as it...

The Phantom Buggery of Harry Potter - Part 1

Added on 15 September 2008

Harry Potter Takes It Up The Arse. That’s the Harry Potter book I used to talk about writing. The joke got the occasional dry laugh, even though it wasn’t particularly funny. What are you writing next? people would ask. Harry Potter Takes It Up The Arse, I’d say, smiling ruefully. ...

It Was A Warm And Lazy Afternoon...

Added on 10 September 2008

Flew back to Scotland yesterday for a family funeral. As school had just kicked off, and TPCKAM was busy at work, I got to travel on my own. Travelling on your own is generally ok. When you're used to travelling with two kids, it's like Christmas. Long queues, packed waiting rooms, flight delays, tu...