Jan
20
Pondering Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time
How to write an eight-legged character that your readers don't want to squish
6 min read
Sam Beckbessinger
Sam is the bestselling author of Manage Your Money Like a Fucking Grownup. She writes weird horror stories and helps people learn to adult better (she's still figuring it out herself).
Dec
14
Sale! Questions! Postcards!
A few end-of-the-year bits and bobs.
4 min read
Dec
14
Should I pay off my home loan or invest?
One of the most frequently asked questions I get: if you find yourself with extra cash, should you invest it or pay off your home loan?
2 min read
Dec
14
How do I get a book published in South Africa?
A quick guide to getting books published in South Africa.
2 min read
Dec
14
How do I establish a credit score?
Stuck in the catch-22 where you are too sensible with money to be in high-interest debt, but now you have no credit record? Here's how to build a credit score without getting into debt.
6 min read
Nov
18
Google Translate Telephone Poetry
Some silly poems created by playing telephone with Google Translate
3 min read
Nov
09
The Old Chesterton Allotment Society
How to grow potatoes for fun and very little profit
9 min read
Nov
09
Postcards postcards!
1 min read
Oct
29
Teenage Smut
The books you loved as a teenager shape you forever... (nsfw)
5 min read
Oct
22
Winning the "War"
Looking at my grampa's photographs from WWII
4 min read