Iain Broome

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Carlton Palmer in the bath wearing a Sheffield Wednesday shirt. You want more? Not possible.

Mar 3rd

productiveatwork: Suddenly the idea doesn’t seem so hot,...

Mar 3rd

jhnbrssndn: unburyingthelead: A colleague weeps at the...

Mar 3rd

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The ‘Sheffield: City On the Move’ video from the start of The Full Monty. Go here to see...

Mar 3rd

Writing goals 2: Short-term targets,...

Mar 3rd

“Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing...”
— Brian O’Driscoll,...

Mar 1st

Language and the custom of children | Secular...

Feb 28th

gillianam: And there goes my life. I suddenly decided last...

Feb 27th

“He has, if the truth be told, been putting it off for...”
— j.m. coetzee, disgrace. (via...

Feb 27th

the epic battle

wordplay: I was reading this interview and the last question is “After a period, one space or two?”...

Feb 26th

“Ryanair can confirm that a Ryanair staff member did engage...”
— Ryanair spokesperson (via...

Feb 26th

Secular Thought for the Day

Feb 26th

“The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its...”
— Zinsser (via davecooper) (via...

Feb 26th

“Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use...”
— Kurt Vonnegut from the mouths...

Feb 25th

Poet Laureate - does poetry need one?

Feb 25th

Why it's pointless telling anyone that...

Feb 24th

Google apologizes for Gmail outage | Webware

Feb 24th

25 non-random things about writing short

Feb 23rd

How Twitter can help you improve, market and...

Feb 22nd

titlepage: nikography: big moleskines coming this fall. ...

Feb 22nd

Atwood now hoping to attend Dubai festival...

Feb 20th

Stick a chart in it. From the wonderful Put Things Off.

Feb 20th

I want this and I shall have it. Next month.

Feb 20th

Writer’s Digest - Annual Writing Competition

Feb 20th

Oustandingly strange competition for odd book...

Feb 20th

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Ah, my most-listened to song ever*. I never tire of it. It’s that pesky drum beat, i think....

Feb 19th

Online networking 'harms health' | BBC NEWS

Feb 19th

Bespoke short stories commissioned for...

Feb 18th

crowth: GPOYPAIBW - Gratitutious Picture Of Yourself...

Feb 18th

Why It’s Worth Sticking with Twitter |...

Feb 18th

“Like most novelists, I like to do exactly the opposite of...”
— Murakami defies protests to...

Feb 18th

Ecclesall Road, Hunter's Bar.... Where I...

Feb 17th

“I have a love/hate relationship with the internet, as I...”
— Ed Brubaker (via misterpeace)

Feb 17th

7 on 7

Feb 16th

What do you keep in your writer’s tool belt?...

Feb 16th

Himglish and Femalese

Feb 13th

The gospel according to Darwin by Richard...

Feb 12th

Batwoman in comic book comeback | BBC NEWS

Feb 12th

“I may have some ability at writing, but writing takes me a...”
— Writing Well by David Sirlin...

Feb 12th

Author's Guild Says Kindle's Text-To-Speech...

Feb 11th

glinner: 25 things about me, by Shakespeare

Feb 11th

Can a book really look like the web? |...

Feb 11th

The Children's Laureate, Michael Rosen, wants...

Feb 10th

excerpts: Stephen King - "On Writing"

tarts: spaceships: On 1st drafts: “I believe the first draft of a book should take no more...

Feb 9th

New at Silent Sheffield - 'Sheffield...

Feb 9th

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magicrob: loveleeallie: Lisa Hannigan~ Lille i think i’m in love with lisa hannigan. I’ve...

Feb 8th

Write for Your Life Podcast #1: Me, me, me! |...

Feb 8th

Proofread this.

Feb 6th

crowth: My friend Sara is staying with a fascinating...

Feb 6th

8 Useful Tips To Become Successful With...

Feb 5th

“Above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around...”
— Roald Dahl (via simko)(via...

Feb 5th

“Nothing, not love, not greed, not passion or hatred, is...”
— Arthur Evans (via...

Feb 5th

I’m still snowed in and have been working from home...

Feb 4th

harry potter author knighted in france

Feb 4th

A is for Angelica, Part One | Novel extract

Feb 3rd

Recommended reading for writers - January...

Feb 3rd

thesophie: Snow Globe

Feb 3rd

“Writing can be like pulling teeth. Not out of your mouth....”
— Richard Herring, Bye Bye...

Feb 3rd

I was already convinced that it was a good idea for us to...

Feb 2nd

Wall and house behind. Won’t go back up hill. It is...

Feb 2nd

However, I’m getting some laughs from the passing...

Feb 2nd

I am snowed in. My car is stuck between our cottage and the...

Feb 2nd

Sheffield = Brisbane = New York City

jhnbrssndn: If Brisbane is Australia’s Tumblr capital, then Sheffield must be Britain’s Tumblr...

Feb 2nd

The day Sheffield stood still | Sheffield...

Feb 1st