Its been an age since I posted, I know. Busy busy with work, writing and reading but I just wanted to re-assure you all I’m still here. I currently have half a dozen projects on the go and my main issue is that I keep …
Read MoreTime to re-evaluate Dylan Thomas – Image
Dylan Thomas is arguably as well known for his image as for his writing, and that’s a real shame. Not least because the image is based on untruths and misconceptions, and on outright lies, although on the flipside, this public persona means that he has …
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I recently read the best-selling Yellowface, by R.F.Kuang, and have to say that I enjoyed it and found it extremely readable, but with my cynical hat on (the stylish one with the purple feather) I can’t help wondering whether it was constructed as the ultimate …
Read MoreLook, Listen… A Dylan Thomas Legacy
I’ve been thinking about the poet Dylan Thomas recently so something a bit different today. Thinking about Thomas isn’t totally random, as I’ve studied and taught on him before, but in addition to thinking it may be time for a re-evaluation of lots of elements …
Read MoreHush is Coming
Just a quick post to remind all you lovely people out there that my new novel Hush is now available at all bookshops and on Amazon at mybook.to/hushnovel. Why not treat yourself to a copy? Stay safe Kit x
Read MoreGrab a free book!
To celebrate the launch of my next book in March (and let’s be honest, to try and drum up a bit of interest in my name!) I’m making the e-mail of Lorelei free to download for the next few days, until the end of Tuesday …
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Propaganda is a strange thing and I keep getting drawn back to considerations of it; whether it is a good or a bad thing, or simply a tool which depends on the context. The reason I’m drawn back into the subject at the moment is …
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Now I suspect some of what I have written so far has already riled up sections of today’s society, who will have taken (or more accurately, imagined) offence in my words, which deserves a short sidebar on its own. One of the aspects of modern …
Read MoreI’m back
Apologies for radio silence, but I’ve been rather ill. Glad to say I’m now getting back to full health so normal service will resume very soon now. Also very happy to report the first advance review for Hush has now been posted on the wonderful …
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I have pages of notes already for what I want to set down, so I’m not sure if these posts will appear in any sorry of logical order. At least three of my jottings or emails to myself from my phone have added the coda …
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