Blog Posts

  • Codes that Changed the World: Fortran

    Before Fortran there was no poetry in programming The BBC are doing a a very interesting radio series on programming languages called Codes that Changed…

  • Story Behind the Book Volume 4

    Story Behind the Book Volume 4

    Volume 4 of the “Story Behind the Book” series of charity anthologies, edited by Kristijan Meic and Ivana Steiner is out now.  It features a…

  • How to be a Great Writer

    I was having a conversation about Detective Fiction with a friend of mine recently. He brought up the fact, apparently well known in detective fiction…

  • How to be a Great Writer

    I was having a conversation about Detective Fiction with a friend of mine recently. He brought up the fact, apparently well known in detective fiction…

  • How Writers Write: Neil Williamson

    How Writers Write is monthly series of guest posts where established writers invite you into their workspaces, reveal their work habits and share their experience.…

  • 5 Common Linux Misconceptions

    1. The Linux Filesystem Hierarchy is a logical, sensible structure It’s not. It’s something that has been cobbled together in an attempt to unify diverging…

  • How Writers Write: Keith Brooke

    How Writers Write: Keith Brooke

    Following the interested generated by my posts on How To Write, I thought it might be interesting to see how other writers produce their work.…

  • How Long does it Take to Write a Novel?

    The answer? Fifteen days, twenty hours and fifty five minutes. I know that because I finished Dream Paris yesterday and I’ve been clocking the time…

  • 10 Books I Couldn’t Put Down

    I don’t know what my favourite book is, but the following are books I read at various times of my life that, at the time,…

  • ​10 Books I Couldn’t Put Down

    I don’t know what my favourite book is, but the following are books I read at various times of my life that, at the time,…

  • My Ubuntu Set Up

    Installing Ubuntu is quite straightforward. One thing that stumps many new users, however, is which programs to install next. Windows users can find themselves faced…

  • PLR – Have you signed up?

    I just received my PLR statement for this year. If you’re wondering what the PLR is, then read this, taken from the PLR website: