What did you blog about today?

[Stephen Palmer]

Speaking of blogging and what not, I'm delighted to say that I've joined the SFF World team and will be helping out with author interviews.

I have a new trilogy coming out in the autumn...

 

[Stephen Palmer]

A second opinion (ho ho).

 

[Stephen Palmer]

More politics...

 

[Juliana]

Stephen, you've been busy!

I popped a few writing updates on mine... Thought it was time to start including some personal posts now and then.

Write ‘Em Up(dates)

 

[Vaz]

I ... um, did this.

Warning foul language!


f*ck you, fear.


I have no clue how to change what the link says. (How do you folks do that?) But yeah, here's my first ever blog post, I blame all of you, pesky chronners

 

[Vaz]

Oh, Chrons changed the link automatically for me, how awesome!

Anyway tis a post on fear and how it can affect us writerly types.

 

[Juliana]

Nice start, Vaz.
(And I'm glad no leopards were harmed...)

 

[Vaz]

Thanks Juliana, writing then publishing that first post was both exciting and terrifying!

 

[AnyaKimlin]

Great start Vaz.

I've put the next part of Mayhem up.

 

[Stephen Palmer]

'He doesn't feel like a leader'

 

[Stephen Palmer]

Stephen, you've been busy!

Inspired by the slow motion car crash that is British politics at the moment... but also a lot of deeper questions that have bothered me for a long time.

 

[AnyaKimlin]

An insightful post, Stephen.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

'He doesn't feel like a leader'

Since your blog isn't letting me post, here's the comment I had on this:


The key component of a leader, going across most models, is their ability to communicate a vision enough to bring their followers online with it. That’s what, in my mind, he’s failing to do (at least within the electoral party – who are some of whom he is supposed to inspire.) He does, to be fair, seem to communicate it to the party followers – perhaps he is in the wrong job for the party? (That, actually, is my view. He’s passionate, his views are worthy, but he is failing to carry his politicians loyalty. That means, as their leader, he is failing.)

In terms of if women leaders are supposed to dress accordingly – absolutely. And the notion that only a suit and tied leader is appropriately attired is outdated. Steve Jobs, love him or loathe it, was a leader and he walked barefoot, stank of BO and never wore suits. (Or rarely.) The point is that for a political leader we have the idea that they should wear appropriate clothing for that job – and, yes, that’s tidy and professional. A woman is equally expected to acheive that. (And it’s harder because we don’t have a default acceptable outfit. I envy the blokes their easy-option.)

 

[AnyaKimlin]

I think I put a comment up on it. I didn't check if it had posted or not

 

[Stephen Palmer]

Jo, Anya... for personal reasons which I can't go into in public, I have set the comments to be approved by me.
I can tell you before even reading them that they will be approved!

 

[Stephen Palmer]

"We've had enough of these boys messing about." - Anna Soubry, 1pm News Radio 4, today.

 

[Stephen Palmer]

I have become a fifth columnist.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

I was joined by the fabulous @Toby Frost , who talked about inspiration and where to find it, and sent me a cracking picture to go with it, too. (Thanks, Toby.)

JoZebwrites: Inspiration and Originality - Toby Frost

 

[thaddeus6th]

A ramble about the games revealed at E3:
Thaddeus the Sixth: E3 Ramble

Next up will be a view of Justin Pollard's biography of Alfred the Great.

 

[Juliana]

Wise words from Toby.

Thad, I'm going to show your 'ramble' to my 13yo; I'm not a gamer but he is and that's a nice write-up.