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The Friday Fishwrap Celebrates Summer!
Best Wishes, Dear George: The BBC Trust has chosen George Entwistle as it’s new Director General. To thatwe say Huzzah! Despite the many and varied challenges he will be facing, the Friday Fishwrap thinks this is a brilliant move on the … Continue reading →
Monday Musings: And Another Thing
The Gods We Pray To? Writers tend to invoke a variety of deities, and not just “the one, all seeing, almighty” during the course of a writing day. We pray for Wisdom, to know what to write that will get … Continue reading →
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The Friday Fishwrap: Fails The Turing Test
Touring Turing Take a spin around the World Wide Web today and tomorrow and you’ll see many different posts about the amazing yet far too short life of Alan Mathison Turing. The Alan Turing Year: 2012 marks the celebration of the life … Continue reading →
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The Friday Fishwrap Goes For A Song
“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” ~Victor Hugo Writing may be a solitary endeavour, but rarely is it a silent one, not even when you’re sitting in a great library. … Continue reading →
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The Friday Fishwrap Goes Social
There’s been a lot of talk lately about where the partition lies between personal and professional communication. Social Media has blurred the lines, and for better or worse, Facebook has become the testing ground. A union representing employees at a New York … Continue reading →
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The Friday Fishwrap Goes On A Journey
The most beautiful, imaginative … and yes, non-violent game I’ve ever played… one that will leave you in quiet contemplation and tears of joy. It’s Called Journey, and it comes from That Game Company (TGC). I won’t waste time explaining … Continue reading →
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Monday’s Musings: Books and Magic
Yes… it’s Tuesday. I somehow managed to get here a day late, but there’s a lot to cover so I beg your forbearance of my tardiness and hope what follows makes up for it. Signs Of The Times: This sign … Continue reading →
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Rumour Control: Apple’s New Publishing Venture?
The rumours leading up to the recent Apple media event were many and varied. It was first rumoured to be either a self-publishing venture or that the computer company was entering into the textbook business… referring to it as an “education” … Continue reading →
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The State-Of-The-State-Of-The-Industry: A Year In Turmoil
From the viewpoint of writers, agents and publishers, 2011 could honesty be defined as A Year in Turmoil! It was definitely the year that electronic books (eBooks) came into-their-own as a successful commercial media format. It was also the year … Continue reading →
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Man Booker Prize 2011 Long-list Announced
The ‘Man Booker Dozen’ was announced today. It includes four first time novelists. The chosen are; Julian Barnes The Sense of an Ending (Jonathan Cape – Random House) Sebastian Barry On Canaan’s Side (Faber) Carol Birch Jamrach’s Menagerie (Canongate Books) Patrick deWitt The Sisters … Continue reading →
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