A picture paints a thousand words. This phrase was reportedly first used by Frederick R. Barnard in Printer’s Ink (December 1921), while commenting that graphics can tell a story as effectively as a large amount of descriptive text. There are other versions of the phrase, which may be claimed by Read more…
Titles and front covers are key marketing criteria for selling books. Marketing is a vital tool for any business, and I am no marketeer. I have several time-consuming activities: motoring journalist, mechanical engineer, property maintenance, race car builder/preparer, race driver, race instructor, motorsport coach, Law Society expert witness and now Read more…
The Confessions of a Test Driver title evolved from several other titles that I discarded, such as Secrets of a Test Driver, Test Driver, Testing Times, and Life in the Fast Lane. That last title has previously been employed by Boris Johnson and by Eddie Irvine. It has also been Read more…
I am halfway through a history book that would make a great screenplay. It is based on a true story from 1911 to 1948. I have yet to think of a title. Anyway, I had to put it on hold to write Confessions of a Test Driver. I also have Read more…
It was the former editor of Ferrari World, World Sports Cars and Auto Italia magazines, Phil Ward, who suggested that I write the story of my magazine test driver work. I wanted the book to have a wider appeal than a re-run of countless magazine articles from a dozen titles. Read more…