Ever been plagiarised? Ever plagiarised anyone? Ever wanted to use a line or two from our literary heritage and found you couldn’t afford the copy-permission price? The latter just happened to me which is why I have just copied this ancient article (by me!) onto the ol’ blog. Read all »
Everybody seems to know about ‘vanity publishing’ these days. From the acknowledged heights of the literary establishment to the most obscure corners of the Internet, you regularly come across people pouring scorn on those who pay to have their work published. Read all »
Think of all the support services there are for people who have fallen victim to fundamentalists, cults and abusive, closed communities of various types. Did it ever dawn on anyone that ex-nuns and ex-priests from what we think of as a ‘normal’ religion could need something similar?
Hitting The ‘Send’ Button
‘Low Tide, Lunan Bay’ is Rosalie Warren’s second novel and I’ve been waiting for it eagerly. Her work to date shows a canny ability to draw the reader into intimate sympathy with imperfect people. Warren enters the battle that is their lives and illuminates the ‘big issues’ we are all facing out in the world right now, sometimes as surprisingly subtle influencing factors, sometimes as full-on, opposing armies. Read all »
When I was young I was aware that children were sold over the counter or even in the market place. I witnessed such a sale myself and I know of four relatives who were sold as children, isn’t that shocking! – Yong Pease Read all »
This Article started life entitled Thinking Beats Recycling, then it was renamed Little People, now it’s called Intellectual Evolution. Having failed to find a magazine that wants to publish it, I thought I’d put it here under my newly inaugurated ‘Old Witch’ category, just in case anyone is in this mood… Read all »
