Tag: Review

  • What part of the writing process would you outsource to a co-author?

    Last month, bestselling author Wilbur Smith announced a £15m six-book deal with Harper Collins. The deal’s most intriguing aspect is that Smith, who has just turned 80, will outsource some of the writing process to co-authors. As reported in the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail, Smith will provide plot outlines and characters. He will be…

  • Why I’m not Loving Miss Hatto

    Judging by the reviews, it should have been easy to love Loving Miss Hatto (BBC1 Sunday 23 December), Victoria Wood’s drama inspired by the story of classical pianist Joyce Hatto. Glance at any review (examples are The Independent, The Daily Telegraph and Huffington Post Uk) and you have to conclude that anyone who didn’t find…

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpectedly Slow Journey

    Deep into the first hour of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – I think it was towards the end of the dish washing scene – I began to wonder if even a hobbit might find Peter Jackson’s film a little on the slow side. At 170 minutes, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a very…