Avoiding the scaffolds: N M Browne
Image from BBC News Plymouth web page So, I have an apology to make: the last time I blogged I lied. I thought that once my submission draft of the book-of-strange-directions was finished I’d have lots of useful tips to share on becoming a best seller, breaking the internet and tweeting up a twitter storm. As you, dear reader, have yet to hear from me, you may safely assume that none of the above has actually happened. Maybe next month. In lieu of sharing the secrets of my yet-to-be-achieved success, I can confess that I am clearing the decks for an academic project. I won’t bore you with the details of that except to point out that the prospect of academic writing has made me realise how much I adore making things up all day. So, as I tidy my desk and try to refigure my brain, I am drawn inevitably to pretty well anything that isn't study. Obviously it would be stupid to start something new when I’ve a lot of clever intellectual stuff to be doin...