On My Shelf - Sillitoe, Hinds, Ronson
Last Friday, I invented a brilliant but also completely rubbish new game called On My Shelf. Basically, you give me two numbers and I’ll match them up to the corresponding book on my shelves at home. And then I’ll tell you all about them on YouTube. You can
07: Here I go again on my own
More updates from me, including latest podcast episodes, where I talk about my recent event at the Wilderness Festival.
How to read your writing in public
As I get ready to read from A is for Angelica [https://www.iainbroome.com/angelica] this weekend at the Wilderness Festival [https://www.iainbroome.com/blog/come-see-me-at-the-wilderness-festival], I thought I’d share my top five tips for reading your writing in public. It can be a daunting business, but
Come see me at the Wilderness Festival!
This Sunday, 11 August, I’m delighted to be heading down south to Oxford(ish), where I’ll be appearing on a guest panel of authors at the Wilderness Festival [http://www.wildernessfestival.com]. Alongside Nathan Filer [http://nathanfiler.co.uk/] (The Shock of the Fall [http://www.amazon.co.
One year of being a published author
12 months ago today, A is for Angelica [https://www.iainbroome.com/angelica], my debut novel, the one I poured my heart and soul into for several years, was published by Legend Press [http://www.legendpress.co.uk]. In this video [http://youtu.be/QIMMc8yFNXk], I reflect on what’s
Talking writing and performance on The Zone Show
Tom Evans recently interviewed me twice for The Zone Show [http://www.tomevans.co/the-zone-show/], an audio/video extravaganza that came about via Tom’s book, The Zone. The book is all about how we get ourselves into various states (zones) to do our best (and worst) work. In my
Learn something old
How many times have you thought or said, ‘I’m going to learn something new,’ but then got so far into that learning and either given up or realised you weren’t quite cut out for it? I think we do it all the time. And I think it’s
When is it okay to stop reading a book?
There are many good reasons to stop reading a book, it's just that we're often a bit too reluctant to actually do it.
06: Too much, too soon?
I launched a new podcast, but you'll also like Jerry Seinfeld's new show and an article I found on how to launch... anything.
Say hello to Very Meta
Today I officially launch a new podcast called Very Meta [http://verymeta.net]. Hosted on the excellent SoundCloud [http://www.soundcloud.com/verymeta], it’s a behind the scenes look at being a working writer, and my take on a range of subjects, including reading, writing, web culture and technology.