...He was particularly impressed by the novelty and power of the introductory videos to the various books and the “Fireside Chat” intimacy they captured, but he added that he could see no earthly reason why he should register as a site user, since he already had the capability of seeing all he needed to see, as a casual visitor.

What are FAQs and who asks them? Well, you do, the people who buy and read my books and keep me doing what I do.

For those of you Constant and Faithful Readers who have been questioning my lengthy absences from these pages in the past while . . . not to mention my lacklustre performances as an absolute tyro on Twitter and FaceBook . . . I can only claim that I’ve been working hard on your behalf, cobbling the next book together. It’s not done yet; I have a couple of weeks remaining to my hard Deadline, but I’m feeling sanguine about making it.