James McConnachie
@jamesmcconnachie.bsky.social
Writer. Reviews non-fiction for the Sunday Times, edits The Author magazine. Books about the Kamasutra, Conspiracy Theories, Nepal and, next, a Himalayan mountain. Books, singing, wildlife, languages, running...
Well I wonder if certain men ever apply this 'strategy' in other contexts?
October 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Well I wonder if certain men ever apply this 'strategy' in other contexts?
or he was annoyed at having had to miss bits because someone kept bothering him?
October 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
or he was annoyed at having had to miss bits because someone kept bothering him?
that was my thought too
October 24, 2025 at 7:26 AM
that was my thought too
yes! by analogy with io-dyne and eye-raq?
October 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
yes! by analogy with io-dyne and eye-raq?
because it's not a real claim? the 'problem' isn't the cost of production. it's how can tech companies embed themselves in the creative process so as to extract revenue.
October 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
because it's not a real claim? the 'problem' isn't the cost of production. it's how can tech companies embed themselves in the creative process so as to extract revenue.
Maybe in the US! More likely to be on a zero-hours one-year contract in the UK? (Also, delighted to be corresponding with the author of the inestimable Writing with Style.)
October 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Maybe in the US! More likely to be on a zero-hours one-year contract in the UK? (Also, delighted to be corresponding with the author of the inestimable Writing with Style.)
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oh share away. the rights are yours now anyway.
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
oh share away. the rights are yours now anyway.
indeed. an important and often neglected virtue!
October 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
indeed. an important and often neglected virtue!
just to clarify - I thought your piece was full of point! I just meant it's rather more useful to try to persuade people with whom one might not already agree.
October 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
just to clarify - I thought your piece was full of point! I just meant it's rather more useful to try to persuade people with whom one might not already agree.