Sin of omission?

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Jamie Jauncey

I was listening at lunchtime yesterday to the BBC’s director of human resources being grilled about bullying and the ‘strong undercurrent of fear’ uncovered at the corporation by its recent Respect at Work review. The interviewer suggested that the human … Continue reading →

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Time out

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Jamie Jauncey

When I started writing this blog, in August 2009, I might have been quite surprised to learn that I would still be at it nearly four years later. I was certainly surprised to discover how quickly it had become part … Continue reading →

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The fire in the cave

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Jamie Jauncey

Earlier this week I spent two days helping run storytelling workshops for the senior leaders of a well-known high street retailer. They’re about to launch a new business plan and they have a lot of information to get across to … Continue reading →

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Down the rabbit hole

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Jamie Jauncey

I’ve been walking round the river at the end of a long day, wondering what to write about. It’s a still, clear evening and the water’s low for the time of year. Normally we’d be expecting the stormy weather that … Continue reading →

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Small nation

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Jamie Jauncey

I sat next to our local MSP at a dinner on Wednesday night. It was a fund-raiser for the upkeep of Dunkeld Cathedral, just across the river from where I live. The MSP happens to be John Swinney, Scotland’s Finance … Continue reading →

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The stories we tell

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Jamie Jauncey

It shouldn’t have worked but it did – 14 writers spending a weekend together with the goal of planning a collective novel. There may not even be any precedent for it. Common sense says that, if not actual fisticuffs, there … Continue reading →

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Spit and polish

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Jamie Jauncey

Today we’re setting off to Balavil, a large house in the Highlands, on our maddest Dark Angels adventure to date – an attempt by 15 writers to produce a collective novel (I’ve mentioned it in previous posts). We obviously won’t … Continue reading →

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Tennis elbow

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Jamie Jauncey

This is a bit of an experiment. I’ve got mild tennis elbow and I’m trying to give my arm a rest, so I’m dictating via the voice recognition software that I’ve used over the last few years when writing books. … Continue reading →

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Music and silence

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Jamie Jauncey

I have two piles of books beside my bed. On top of one is A Book of Silence. On top of the other is The Big Music. I’m reading the first, the second has just arrived. Their juxtaposition is serendipitous, … Continue reading →

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Holding back

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Jamie Jauncey

I was ready to be moved to tears at the Dunfermline Crematorium, but I wasn’t expecting Steely Dan. Beloved of musical anoraks for their technical precision, and of anyone else with any pretensions to being cool for the two fingers … Continue reading →

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