http://stephencashmore.com Stephen's blog http://stephencashmore.com/viewpost.php?post=20120220130154 http://stephencashmore.com/viewPost.php?post=20120220130154 I have waded my way through what are currently the last three volumes of the Wheel of Time (11: Knife of Dreams; 12:The Gathering Storm; 13:Towers of Midnight). Knife of Dreams was written by Robert Jordan, and the last two volumes by Brandon Sanderson after RJ’s death. I say “the last two volum... http://stephencashmore.com/viewpost.php?post=20120213194939 http://stephencashmore.com/viewPost.php?post=20120213194939 So why should you use a proof reader or editor? The answer is simple enough: you sweat blood and tears to get those words out onto the page, and might tinker with them a little, but the trouble is that once you’ve written them and read them over a few times, you see what you expect to see. I know,... http://stephencashmore.com/viewpost.php?post=20120213184136 http://stephencashmore.com/viewPost.php?post=20120213184136 I am in the fortunate position of being able to retire early (well, earlyish), so it will be goodbye to South Ayrshire Council (and lots of years auditing) and hello to: what? Having some time to myself and family, for one thing, and continuing to work –part time – at my proof reading and editin... http://stephencashmore.com/viewpost.php?post=20111217210816 http://stephencashmore.com/viewPost.php?post=20111217210816 In 1996, Dave Huggett and I jointly wrote a bridge book on declarer play for intermediate players. It received quite a few favourable reviews at the time. But now it is the digital age, so with the help of Robin Khan... http://stephencashmore.com/viewpost.php?post=20111209125918 http://stephencashmore.com/viewPost.php?post=20111209125918 I have never been a great fan of John Grisham, though I’m not sure why. I read a few of his books many years ago and decided they weren’t for me, so although I watched his status and popularity grow, I never felt inclined to read any of his novels. Then I popped into a second hand bookshop the ... http://stephencashmore.com/viewpost.php?post=20111209125803 http://stephencashmore.com/viewPost.php?post=20111209125803 So, as noted on my blog, I have started my mammoth re-read of the Wheel of Time series. I have got through volume 1 (Eye of the World), volume 2 (The Great Hunt) and volume 3 (The Dragon Reborn) already. I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed them, although I also have to confess there were some places ... http://stephencashmore.com/viewpost.php?post=20111209125635 http://stephencashmore.com/viewPost.php?post=20111209125635 Just before jetting off to Malta for a summer holiday I popped into a charity shop and bought a handful of books. I read them roughly in the order that I thought I would enjoy them, and I chose to read The Tattooed Detective last. In retrospect that was a mistake. The Tattooed detective is one o... http://stephencashmore.com/viewpost.php?post=20111206152256 http://stephencashmore.com/viewPost.php?post=20111206152256 There’s been a lot of hype about Hugo recently, and when we went to see TinTin a while back, we saw a trailer for it and Small Boy expressed a wish to see it. Truth to tell, the trailer looked interesting, so this weekend along we went, armed with our 3D glasses, to see it. Did it live up to ... http://stephencashmore.com/viewpost.php?post=20111120114703 http://stephencashmore.com/viewPost.php?post=20111120114703 It's the silly season, so we trundled off to see the latest silly season film. I had read that it wasn't bad, with absolutely nothing in it likely to offend, and the 3D antics being rather better drawn than similar recent films. It wasn't bad. It had a few stand-out moments and, true to the bil...