by Allan Scott | 19 August 2019 | Personal |
On Valentine’s Day 1989 the new love of my life and I exchanged suspiciously similar-looking envelopes – and found we had indeed bought the same card. Mine in Birmingham. Hers in Walthamstow. It showed a princess encountering – and being kissed by...
by Allan Scott | 19 August 2019 | Personal |
On the day of our engagement, picture two people dressed in posh 15th-century clothes wandering the streets of Orford. Night is falling. We have nowhere to sleep. Unless, of course, we fancy putting up a tent in the dark… (And if you don’t know how we got...
by Allan Scott | 19 August 2019 | Personal |
Picture it if you can… It’s the week before our wedding. I’ve been burning the candle at all three ends (metaphysically speaking) to finish my first solo novel – a dark fantasy farrago called The Dragon in the Stone. (Not read the story so far?...
by Allan Scott | 30 May 2019 | Business skills |
Ever had the feeling that everything’s changing too fast for your skills to keep up? If you haven’t, then take it from me that it comes with age. I may feel like a 23-year-old when I’m having a good day, but my passport wouldn’t agree…...
by Allan Scott | 6 March 2019 | Business skills, Customer satisfaction |
‘Helping’ your client? ‘Educating’ your client? ‘Collaborating with’ your client? Are those all polite ways to talk about ‘telling the client what they need to do’? Perhaps, in a way, they are. But even when your...
