On Sat, 16 Dec 2023 14:14:53 +0000, Kate B <elvira@nospam.demon.co.uk>
wrote:

>On 15/12/2023 22:08, Penny wrote:
>> On Fri, 15 Dec 2023 10:08:42 +0000, Vicky <vicky.ayech@gmail.com> scrawled
>> in the dust...
>>
>>> On Fri, 15 Dec 2023 08:39:02 +0000, Jenny M Benson
>>> <NemoNews@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 15/12/2023 01:10, Iain Archer wrote:
>>>>> Besides, I have an important Paul Temple
>>>>> toshpiece to listen to.
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks for the dictionary stuff, Iain. Very interesting.
>>>>
>>>> I was ahead of you with PT because I'd recorded it last time it was on
>>>> and was prompted to listen again and got ahead of the broadcast.
>>>> There's one time when they have Steve fainting? WHY? It didn't seem to
>>>> add anything to the plot and Steve just isn't the fainting type, she's
>>>> tough and fearless.
>>>
>>> I like listening to PT too. Clear voices. I listen to go to sleep to.
>>> Podcasts.
>>
>> I suppose I can't disagree about the clarity of speech, but I really
>> dislike Paul Temple as a character. The slow-thinker in a fictional couple
>> is usually amusing - he isn't. My main objection to the programme is the
>> scripts, apparently written by someone who fails to understand radio drama,
>> and has no eye in hir mind - plod, plod, plod...
>
>My go-to recently has been the various remarkably listenable Sherlock
>Holmes series - the Further Adventure ones by Bert Coules with Clive
>Merrison are excellent, but I am entranced by the truly ancient ones
>with Carleton Hobbes and Norman Shelley, which preserve not only Doyle's
>precise plots, but an entire radio drama culture. And you can hear every
>word, of course.

I like the CH+NS ones but I must say I prefer Bert Coules' more freely
adapted dramatisations. I'm a big admirer of Bert Coules' work and
enjoy the way he sometimes plays with and teases the audience.

Mind you, my absolutely favourite Bert Coules dramatisation does none
of those things. It's An English Tragedy, adapted from Ronald
Harwood's stage play. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01fny86

I think it is up there amongst the finest of radio drama.

Nick

On 16.12.23 18:09, Sam Plusnet wrote:
> On 16-Dec-23 10:16, krw wrote:
>> On 15.12.23 22:08, Penny wrote:
>>> apparently written by someone who fails to understand radio drama,
>>> and has no eye in hir mind - plod, plod, plod...
>>
>> Surely plod in a detective fiction is appropriate?
>
> You shouldn't say that.  It's not PC.
>
I can see it on my PC.
--
Kosmo Richard W
www.travelswmw.whitnet.uk
https://tinyurl.com/KRWpics

Nick Odell <nickodell49@yahoo.ca> writes:

> On Sat, 16 Dec 2023 13:35:59 +0000, Rosie Mitchell
> <rcmitchell@golgonooza.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>krw <krw@whitnet.uk> writes:
>>
>>> On 15.12.23 22:08, Penny wrote:
>>>> apparently written by someone who fails to understand radio drama,
>>>> and has no eye in hir mind - plod, plod, plod...
>>>
>>> Surely plod in a detective fiction is appropriate?
>>
>>Investigating the Noddy Murders?
>>
> The character falls into the public domain in 2038 - are you
> contemplating a slasher movie series in the Winnie the Pooh style?

That's not really my style. I was thinking more of a Chandleresque
portrait of the seedy side of Toytown, with Tessie Bear as the femme
fatale and PC Plod roughing up the golliwogs while taking bungs from
Mr Big Ears to turn a blind eye to his racketeering.

Rosie

On 17/12/2023 12:50, Rosie Mitchell wrote:
> Nick Odell <nickodell49@yahoo.ca> writes:
>
>> On Sat, 16 Dec 2023 13:35:59 +0000, Rosie Mitchell
>> <rcmitchell@golgonooza.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> krw <krw@whitnet.uk> writes:
>>>
>>>> On 15.12.23 22:08, Penny wrote:
>>>>> apparently written by someone who fails to understand radio drama,
>>>>> and has no eye in hir mind - plod, plod, plod...
>>>>
>>>> Surely plod in a detective fiction is appropriate?
>>>
>>> Investigating the Noddy Murders?
>>>
>> The character falls into the public domain in 2038 - are you
>> contemplating a slasher movie series in the Winnie the Pooh style?
>
> That's not really my style. I was thinking more of a Chandleresque
> portrait of the seedy side of Toytown, with Tessie Bear as the femme
> fatale and PC Plod roughing up the golliwogs while taking bungs from
> Mr Big Ears to turn a blind eye to his racketeering.

Have you read Jasper Fforde's Nursery Crime Series? That goes into
similar territory; it's a while since I've read them though[1], so I
can't remember how Chandleresque they may, or may not, have been.

[1] I think these were my least favourite of his assorted series and
stand alone books.

--
Best wishes, Serena
I wish life has a scroll back buffer.

Serena Blanchflower <nospam@blanchflower.me.uk> wrote:
> On 17/12/2023 12:50, Rosie Mitchell wrote:
>> Nick Odell <nickodell49@yahoo.ca> writes:
>>
>>> On Sat, 16 Dec 2023 13:35:59 +0000, Rosie Mitchell
>>> <rcmitchell@golgonooza.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> krw <krw@whitnet.uk> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> On 15.12.23 22:08, Penny wrote:
>>>>>> apparently written by someone who fails to understand radio drama,
>>>>>> and has no eye in hir mind - plod, plod, plod...
>>>>>
>>>>> Surely plod in a detective fiction is appropriate?
>>>>
>>>> Investigating the Noddy Murders?
>>>>
>>> The character falls into the public domain in 2038 - are you
>>> contemplating a slasher movie series in the Winnie the Pooh style?
>>
>> That's not really my style. I was thinking more of a Chandleresque
>> portrait of the seedy side of Toytown, with Tessie Bear as the femme
>> fatale and PC Plod roughing up the golliwogs while taking bungs from
>> Mr Big Ears to turn a blind eye to his racketeering.
>
> Have you read Jasper Fforde's Nursery Crime Series? That goes into
> similar territory; it's a while since I've read them though[1], so I
> can't remember how Chandleresque they may, or may not, have been.
>
>
> [1] I think these were my least favourite of his assorted series and
> stand alone books.
>

Serena said: ‘Best wishes, Serena
I wish life has a scroll back buffer.

I think the button is next to the sonic screwdriver in the Tardis.

--
Toodle Pip, Mike McMillan

In message <875y0xq9gt.fsf@golgonooza.co.uk> at Sun, 17 Dec 2023
12:50:26, Rosie Mitchell <rcmitchell@golgonooza.co.uk> writes
[]
>That's not really my style. I was thinking more of a Chandleresque
>portrait of the seedy side of Toytown, with Tessie Bear as the femme
>fatale and PC Plod roughing up the golliwogs while taking bungs from
>Mr Big Ears to turn a blind eye to his racketeering.
>
>Rosie
>
LOL; you are on fire this week, Rosie!

I guess Toytown in England could be twinned with Toontown (as portrayed
in Who Framed Roger Rabbit) in the USA.
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

Lewis: ... d'you think there's a god?
Morse: ... There are times when I wish to god there was one. (Inspector Morse.)

On 17.12.23 14:14, Serena Blanchflower wrote:
> On 17/12/2023 12:50, Rosie Mitchell wrote:
>> Nick Odell <nickodell49@yahoo.ca> writes:
>>
>>> On Sat, 16 Dec 2023 13:35:59 +0000, Rosie Mitchell
>>> <rcmitchell@golgonooza.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> krw <krw@whitnet.uk> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> On 15.12.23 22:08, Penny wrote:
>>>>>> apparently written by someone who fails to understand radio drama,
>>>>>> and has no eye in hir mind - plod, plod, plod...
>>>>>
>>>>> Surely plod in a detective fiction is appropriate?
>>>>
>>>> Investigating the Noddy Murders?
>>>>
>>> The character falls into the public domain in 2038 - are you
>>> contemplating a slasher movie series in the Winnie the Pooh style?
>>
>> That's not really my style. I was thinking more of a Chandleresque
>> portrait of the seedy side of Toytown, with Tessie Bear as the femme
>> fatale and PC Plod roughing up the golliwogs while taking bungs from
>> Mr Big Ears to turn a blind eye to his racketeering.
>
> Have you read Jasper Fforde's Nursery Crime Series?  That goes into
> similar territory; it's a while since I've read them though[1], so I
> can't remember how Chandleresque they may, or may not, have been.
>
>
> [1]  I think these were my least favourite of his assorted series and
> stand alone books.
>
There was one which I simply did not understand - not nursery crime but
so weird I stopped reading his output.
--
Kosmo Richard W
www.travelswmw.whitnet.uk
https://tinyurl.com/KRWpics

On Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:41:54 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver"
<G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:

>In message <875y0xq9gt.fsf@golgonooza.co.uk> at Sun, 17 Dec 2023
>12:50:26, Rosie Mitchell <rcmitchell@golgonooza.co.uk> writes
>[]
>>That's not really my style. I was thinking more of a Chandleresque
>>portrait of the seedy side of Toytown, with Tessie Bear as the femme
>>fatale and PC Plod roughing up the golliwogs while taking bungs from
>>Mr Big Ears to turn a blind eye to his racketeering.
>>
>>Rosie
>>
>LOL; you are on fire this week, Rosie!
>
>I guess Toytown in England could be twinned with Toontown (as portrayed
>in Who Framed Roger Rabbit) in the USA.

Then you both might enjoy Shamustown.

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fbundeb8i5w791.jpg

(other versions of Shamustown are available)

Nick

On Sun, 17 Dec 2023 14:14:32 +0000, Serena Blanchflower
<nospam@blanchflower.me.uk> scrawled in the dust...

>Have you read Jasper Fforde's Nursery Crime Series? That goes into
>similar territory; it's a while since I've read them though[1], so I
>can't remember how Chandleresque they may, or may not, have been.
>
>
>[1] I think these were my least favourite of his assorted series and
>stand alone books.

Me too. Much preferred the Thursday Next series, and still waiting for the
follow up to Shades of Grey. Is his cousin Katie still writing? There don't
seem to be any audio books :(
--
Penny
Annoyed by The Archers since 1959

On 18/12/2023 15:38, Penny wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Dec 2023 14:14:32 +0000, Serena Blanchflower
> <nospam@blanchflower.me.uk> scrawled in the dust...
>
>> Have you read Jasper Fforde's Nursery Crime Series? That goes into
>> similar territory; it's a while since I've read them though[1], so I
>> can't remember how Chandleresque they may, or may not, have been.
>>
>>
>> [1] I think these were my least favourite of his assorted series and
>> stand alone books.
>
> Me too. Much preferred the Thursday Next series, and still waiting for the

I got fed up with all of them.

> follow up to Shades of Grey. Is his cousin Katie still writing? There don't
> seem to be any audio books :(

Yes, I just got her latest from NetGalley in "print" form.

In message <d5p0oip76cm3f8l6d8olneq6tf6gh30cmn@4ax.com> at Mon, 18 Dec
2023 15:38:01, Penny <spam@labyrinth.freeuk.com> writes
[]
>Me too. Much preferred the Thursday Next series, and still waiting for the
>follow up to Shades of Grey. Is his cousin Katie still writing? There don't
>seem to be any audio books :(

How many shades - I think there were forty of them?
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

"quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur". ("Anything is more impressive if
you say it in Latin")

On 18/12/2023 15:38, Penny wrote:
> Me too. Much preferred the Thursday Next series, and still waiting for the
> follow up to Shades of Grey.

Red Side Story is due out in February.

--
Best wishes, Serena
Our world is not divided by race, colour, gender or religion our world
is divided into wise people and fools and it is fools that divide the
world by race, colour, gender or religion. (Nelson Mandela)

On 18.12.23 15:38, Penny wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Dec 2023 14:14:32 +0000, Serena Blanchflower
> <nospam@blanchflower.me.uk> scrawled in the dust...
>
>> Have you read Jasper Fforde's Nursery Crime Series? That goes into
>> similar territory; it's a while since I've read them though[1], so I
>> can't remember how Chandleresque they may, or may not, have been.
>>
>>
>> [1] I think these were my least favourite of his assorted series and
>> stand alone books.
>
> Me too. Much preferred the Thursday Next series, and still waiting for the
> follow up to Shades of Grey. Is his cousin Katie still writing? There don't
> seem to be any audio books :(

Ah that's it - Shades of Grey. I do not think I understood it at all.
Wikipedia says the second book is due next year.

--
Kosmo Richard W
www.travelswmw.whitnet.uk
https://tinyurl.com/KRWpics

On 19/12/2023 10:25, krw wrote:
> On 18.12.23 15:38, Penny wrote:
>> On Sun, 17 Dec 2023 14:14:32 +0000, Serena Blanchflower
>> <nospam@blanchflower.me.uk> scrawled in the dust...
>>
>>> Have you read Jasper Fforde's Nursery Crime Series?  That goes into
>>> similar territory; it's a while since I've read them though[1], so I
>>> can't remember how Chandleresque they may, or may not, have been.
>>>
>>>
>>> [1]  I think these were my least favourite of his assorted series and
>>> stand alone books.
>>
>> Me too. Much preferred the Thursday Next series, and still waiting for
>> the
>> follow up to Shades of Grey. Is his cousin Katie still writing? There
>> don't
>> seem to be any audio books :(
>
> Ah that's it - Shades of Grey.  I do not think I understood it at all.
> Wikipedia says the second book is due next year.
>

I very much enjoyed it and have got Red Side Story on order for when it
comes out, in February. I must reread Shades of Grey, to remind my self
of the story so far.

--
Best wishes, Serena
The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then,
your body and your fat are really good friends (anon)

On 14/12/2023 20:38, Sam Plusnet wrote:
> On 14-Dec-23 17:51, Jenny M Benson wrote:
>> I just wrote the word "questionaire" in an e-mail and Thunderbird said
>> it should be "questionnaire."  That didn't seem right to me so I tried
>> typing it in Word and sure enough, the 2 n's version is correct.  So
>> then I typed "commissionaire" and confirmed it had only one n, as I
>> thought, and as seemed sensible.  Then I tried another word and found
>> that "legionnaire" has 2 n's.
>>
>> Shirley the words are created by taking the basic noun and tacking
>> "aire" on the end.  Why then is an extra n inserted in some words but
>> not others?
>
> Is there a pondial difference?  American English spellings do seem to be
> taking over, wherever you look.
>
Spelling has become very dumbed down since the Americans introduced the
'spelling bee'. I mean, 'bee'. That surely has to be one of the
easiest words to spell, yet they somehow make it into a competition.

--
Cheers
Clive

On 14/12/2023 17:54, Mike McMillan wrote:
> Jenny M Benson <NemoNews@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>> I just wrote the word "questionaire" in an e-mail and Thunderbird said
>> it should be "questionnaire." That didn't seem right to me so I tried
>> typing it in Word and sure enough, the 2 n's version is correct. So
>> then I typed "commissionaire" and confirmed it had only one n, as I
>> thought, and as seemed sensible. Then I tried another word and found
>> that "legionnaire" has 2 n's.
>>
>> Shirley the words are created by taking the basic noun and tacking
>> "aire" on the end. Why then is an extra n inserted in some words but
>> not others?
>
> To confuse the enemy of course ;-)
>

I just thought of another inconsistency: "benign" and "malignant". Why
not benignant?

--
Jenny M Benson
Wrexham, UK

On 19-Dec-23 12:32, Clive Arthur wrote:
> On 14/12/2023 20:38, Sam Plusnet wrote:
>> On 14-Dec-23 17:51, Jenny M Benson wrote:
>>> I just wrote the word "questionaire" in an e-mail and Thunderbird
>>> said it should be "questionnaire."  That didn't seem right to me so I
>>> tried typing it in Word and sure enough, the 2 n's version is
>>> correct.  So then I typed "commissionaire" and confirmed it had only
>>> one n, as I thought, and as seemed sensible.  Then I tried another
>>> word and found that "legionnaire" has 2 n's.
>>>
>>> Shirley the words are created by taking the basic noun and tacking
>>> "aire" on the end.  Why then is an extra n inserted in some words but
>>> not others?
>>
>> Is there a pondial difference?  American English spellings do seem to
>> be taking over, wherever you look.
>>
> Spelling has become very dumbed down since the Americans introduced the
> 'spelling bee'.  I mean, 'bee'.  That surely has to be one of the
> easiest words to spell, yet they somehow make it into a competition.
>
It does create a dilemma for parents who are concerned about their
children's ability to spell.
To bee, or not to bee?

--
Sam Plusnet

On Tue, 19 Dec 2023 18:19:29 +0000, Jenny M Benson wrote:

> I just thought of another inconsistency: "benign" and "malignant". Why
> not benignant?

Sez who? :) https://www.oed.com/dictionary/benignant_adj

Perhaps more to the point, "malign" can also exist quite healthily as a
verb, which might be the primary source of "malignant", which looks like
a present participle.

Iain

Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> writes:

> On 19-Dec-23 12:32, Clive Arthur wrote:
>> On 14/12/2023 20:38, Sam Plusnet wrote:
>>> On 14-Dec-23 17:51, Jenny M Benson wrote:
>>>> I just wrote the word "questionaire" in an e-mail and Thunderbird
>>>> said it should be "questionnaire."  That didn't seem right to me
>>>> so I tried typing it in Word and sure enough, the 2 n's version is
>>>> correct.  So then I typed "commissionaire" and confirmed it had
>>>> only one n, as I thought, and as seemed sensible.  Then I tried
>>>> another word and found that "legionnaire" has 2 n's.
>>>>
>>>> Shirley the words are created by taking the basic noun and tacking
>>>> "aire" on the end.  Why then is an extra n inserted in some words
>>>> but not others?
>>>
>>> Is there a pondial difference?  American English spellings do seem
>>> to be taking over, wherever you look.
>>>
>> Spelling has become very dumbed down since the Americans introduced
>> the 'spelling bee'.  I mean, 'bee'.  That surely has to be one of
>> the easiest words to spell, yet they somehow make it into a
>> competition.
>>
> It does create a dilemma for parents who are concerned about their
> children's ability to spell.
> To bee, or not to bee?

I suppose it helps them to tap into the hive mind.

Rosie

On Mon, 18 Dec 2023 21:44:46 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk>
scrawled in the dust...

>In message <d5p0oip76cm3f8l6d8olneq6tf6gh30cmn@4ax.com> at Mon, 18 Dec
>2023 15:38:01, Penny <spam@labyrinth.freeuk.com> writes
>[]
>>Me too. Much preferred the Thursday Next series, and still waiting for the
>>follow up to Shades of Grey. Is his cousin Katie still writing? There don't
>>seem to be any audio books :(
>
>How many shades - I think there were forty of them?

I think the two books were published around the same time, which may
explain why he shelved the sequel for a few years. Pleased to hear it's
coming soon.
--
Penny
Annoyed by The Archers since 1959

On 22/12/2023 15:24, Penny wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Dec 2023 21:44:46 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk>
> scrawled in the dust...
>
>> In message <d5p0oip76cm3f8l6d8olneq6tf6gh30cmn@4ax.com> at Mon, 18 Dec
>> 2023 15:38:01, Penny <spam@labyrinth.freeuk.com> writes
>> []
>>> Me too. Much preferred the Thursday Next series, and still waiting for the
>>> follow up to Shades of Grey. Is his cousin Katie still writing? There don't
>>> seem to be any audio books :(
>>
>> How many shades - I think there were forty of them?
>
> I think the two books were published around the same time, which may
> explain why he shelved the sequel for a few years. Pleased to hear it's
> coming soon.

ISTR hearing that he had long, or at least longish, Covid and that that
had delayed a number or writing projects. I don't know either how
serious it was or how prolonged, so I don't know if that's the only reason.

--
Best wishes, Serena
If at first you don't succeed, don't try sky-diving.

On Fri, 22 Dec 2023 19:51:43 +0000, Serena Blanchflower
<nospam@blanchflower.me.uk> scrawled in the dust...

>On 22/12/2023 15:24, Penny wrote:
>> On Mon, 18 Dec 2023 21:44:46 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk>
>> scrawled in the dust...
>>
>>> In message <d5p0oip76cm3f8l6d8olneq6tf6gh30cmn@4ax.com> at Mon, 18 Dec
>>> 2023 15:38:01, Penny <spam@labyrinth.freeuk.com> writes
>>> []
>>>> Me too. Much preferred the Thursday Next series, and still waiting for the
>>>> follow up to Shades of Grey. Is his cousin Katie still writing? There don't
>>>> seem to be any audio books :(
>>>
>>> How many shades - I think there were forty of them?
>>
>> I think the two books were published around the same time, which may
>> explain why he shelved the sequel for a few years. Pleased to hear it's
>> coming soon.
>
>ISTR hearing that he had long, or at least longish, Covid and that that
>had delayed a number or writing projects. I don't know either how
>serious it was or how prolonged, so I don't know if that's the only reason.

Hm, I read Shades of Grey in 2012, he's published several other books since
then, including the vaguely similar distopion Early Riser. I doubt Covid
had anything to do with the slow appearance of SoG part 2.
--
Penny
Annoyed by The Archers since 1959

On 22/12/2023 22:43, Penny wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Dec 2023 19:51:43 +0000, Serena Blanchflower
> <nospam@blanchflower.me.uk> scrawled in the dust...
>
>> On 22/12/2023 15:24, Penny wrote:
>>> On Mon, 18 Dec 2023 21:44:46 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk>
>>> scrawled in the dust...
>>>
>>>> In message <d5p0oip76cm3f8l6d8olneq6tf6gh30cmn@4ax.com> at Mon, 18 Dec
>>>> 2023 15:38:01, Penny <spam@labyrinth.freeuk.com> writes
>>>> []
>>>>> Me too. Much preferred the Thursday Next series, and still waiting for the
>>>>> follow up to Shades of Grey. Is his cousin Katie still writing? There don't
>>>>> seem to be any audio books :(
>>>>
>>>> How many shades - I think there were forty of them?
>>>
>>> I think the two books were published around the same time, which may
>>> explain why he shelved the sequel for a few years. Pleased to hear it's
>>> coming soon.
>>
>> ISTR hearing that he had long, or at least longish, Covid and that that
>> had delayed a number or writing projects. I don't know either how
>> serious it was or how prolonged, so I don't know if that's the only reason.
>
> Hm, I read Shades of Grey in 2012, he's published several other books since
> then, including the vaguely similar distopion Early Riser. I doubt Covid
> had anything to do with the slow appearance of SoG part 2.

I gather that the sequel had been planned for 2021, so it sounds as if
it's been delayed by a couple of years. I don't know why he hadn't
picked it up again before that.

--
Best wishes, Serena
The only thing we have in common is that we are all different

Penny <spam@labyrinth.freeuk.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Dec 2023 19:51:43 +0000, Serena Blanchflower
> <nospam@blanchflower.me.uk> scrawled in the dust...
>
>> On 22/12/2023 15:24, Penny wrote:
>>> On Mon, 18 Dec 2023 21:44:46 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk>
>>> scrawled in the dust...
>>>
>>>> In message <d5p0oip76cm3f8l6d8olneq6tf6gh30cmn@4ax.com> at Mon, 18 Dec
>>>> 2023 15:38:01, Penny <spam@labyrinth.freeuk.com> writes
>>>> []
>>>>> Me too. Much preferred the Thursday Next series, and still waiting for the
>>>>> follow up to Shades of Grey. Is his cousin Katie still writing? There don't
>>>>> seem to be any audio books :(
>>>>
>>>> How many shades - I think there were forty of them?
>>>
>>> I think the two books were published around the same time, which may
>>> explain why he shelved the sequel for a few years. Pleased to hear it's
>>> coming soon.
>>
>> ISTR hearing that he had long, or at least longish, Covid and that that
>> had delayed a number or writing projects. I don't know either how
>> serious it was or how prolonged, so I don't know if that's the only reason.
>
> Hm, I read Shades of Grey in 2012, he's published several other books since
> then, including the vaguely similar distopion Early Riser. I doubt Covid
> had anything to do with the slow appearance of SoG part 2.

So you don’t think it was the virus that stopped it going viral then?

--
Toodle Pip, Mike McMillan