nothing in the rulebook
A collective of creatives bound by a single motto: There's nothing in the rulebook that says a giraffe can't play football!
Category: Essays & Opinion
Our members provide insights into the world of writing; comedy; art; culture.
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Shopping ethically at Christmas while not breaking the bank can be tough – but books make the perfect stocking fillers for the ones you love.
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Professor Wu takes on new AI publisher ‘Spine’ and the publishing industry’s willingness to be conned
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In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in the US Election, we look at what this could mean for the future of public libraries.
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Forget climate change: the opinion writers and journalists of today know the real issues that need addressing can be found at the buffet
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Creative writing, is something that no machine can replicate, writes George Saunders for Nothing in the Rulebook.
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In an era of fake news, author Katy Wimhurst asks whether there is any reason to be more wary of fiction with speculative or ‘untrue’ elements.
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“Lately, the Booker prize is losing whatever vestiges of objectivity it once had,” writes Chris Zacharia.
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Rachael Cooper explains how to easily outline your novel using the ‘Snowflake Method’
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“Do we value a piece of writing because it directly relates to our live, or do we value it for the opportunity to see how others see the world, and how there are other worlds?” Geoffrey Heponstall ponders these questions in this discursive essay.
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“Perhaps the uncanny’s ability to evade definition is the secret to our simultaneous fascination and unease with it”, writes Dr Pippa Goldschmidt, editor of the ‘Uncanny Bodies’ anthology’.
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