I love this discussion, Doug. I think the same way myself. Thanks for posting.

Yes, I believe that's the way to go.

Transliteracy is a unified way to think about literacy past, present and future. Over the last 15 years or so, the concept has attracted interest from academics, teachers and librarians in many countries. But do you know where it came from? Here is the origin story. I developed the concept of transliteracy in 2006–8 with colleagues at the Institute of Creative Technologies, De Montfort University, where I was…

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I invented the term ‘technobiophilia’ in my 2013 book ‘Technobiophilia: nature and cyberspace’. It was a clunky word but I couldn’t think of anything better. I defined it as the innate attraction to life and lifelike processes as they appear in technology. With all the attention around ChatGTP this week…

My book ‘Hello World: travels in virtuality’ was published in 2004 That is an aeon ago in the history of digital culture. But I’m dipping into it 18 years later and finding a curious synergy with the preoccupations of the novel I’m writing now. ‘Hello World’ is not fiction, however, but a travel memoir telling the story of my early experiences…

“An ecosystem is the embodiment of reciprocity. It consists of a multitude of beings related in endless ways. Ecological life is always lived in relationships with others.” Andreas Weber Earlier this year, I signed up for an online course as part of the research for my novel ‘The Fault in…

Make sure your books are on sale for the correct price. — If you’re an author and it’s never occurred to you to check the pricing of your books — take a look and make sure it’s what you expect. The problem I’ve been a published author since 1992 but I’ve only just found out one of my titles has been on sale for…

This is a bit off-topic but your article reminded me of hearing a writer describe how, each time she was ready to start a new novel, she would paint the walls of her room a new colour to match the book. Must admit that I've never done it myself but I love the idea.