A while ago, I decided I was going to read all of Christie’s works. I knew I already read the vast majority of them done - or so I thought.

I can only speak for myself, but I know that I've never bought a book I hadn't intended to read.

I recently finished reading The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah. If you don't know, this is Sophie Hannah taking on the continuation...

The phrase ‘writing rules’ is pretty broad. Advice is welcomed. Directives are troublesome.

This is an ancient mould for ghost stories future writers will use for many and various hauntings.

What a strange new world we find ourselves in. I guess every generation has it's one-in-a-lifetime, to tell your grandkids about, event.

I think if this movie had come out today, the reviews would have been more favourable...

Neil Gaiman has said: 'I make them up,' I tell them. 'Out of my head.'

I wasn't surprised to watch people react to the headline without reading the content. Such is the power of FURY.

I'm a very character-driven writer and reader. I love well-crafted characters. And I've always been a people watcher.

In the 1997 re-release of the movie, Greedo shoots first, misses and Han fires back. Fans were furious.

I'm going to attempt to write a whole post without spoiling anything. Except perhaps your view on spoilers.

A pet peeve, one I've held for a long time, is the difference between beasts and monsters.

Fortunately for my parents, I prefer physical books to e-readers. Unfortunately for me, they prefer e-readers.

Today is when we remember the People’s Revolution of the Glorious 25th of May. Or you do if you’re a Terry Pratchett fan.

It seems anyone who gets within Daenery's orbit falls in love and I'm tired of it.

Alright, don't panic. We can figure this out together. Let's start at the beginning.

Why do some stories hang around and others fizzle out into nothing? What makes viral fiction viral?

If you don't know me, I should explain I am the master of self-sabotage.

Once a year, a list like this gets published. 100 books to read before you die.