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I think I'm a bit basic and old fashioned. Using computer software to write has never occurred to me. Should it have done? All I need/want is a notebook and pen and basic word processor (currently MS Word with copilot removed). I have a manual...

I assume he's talking metaphorically, and no, you don't, and no, they're not.

I just use Word to write and Excel to plan/keep track of my chapters. Anything else looks too daunting! I like the familiar and the simple!

when can we read it?

Well done, Nikki. Thank yu for giving us this opportunity.

Matt, that is indeed the big question. The only mystery for me is how the cookbook publisher missed this when they went to press. Several of my titles had to be changed to avoid trademark infringement.

Looks like was initially framed as 'plucky small business owner takes on cold-hearted corporate giant'. The business owner was so set on starring in a Hallmark movie that she didn't stop to think.

So the argument is that while the word is common use, it's in a bunch of funny languages that no one really understands, so in that sense is unique and trademark-able? I guess you could make the case that the word isn't spelled sabzi because that...

And it's cheaper than therapy!

Looks like was initially framed as 'plucky small business owner takes on cold-hearted corporate giant'. The business owner was so set on starring in a Hallmark movie that she didn't stop to think.

Jonny, can you make sure I'm added as I'd like to read any submissions before the Huddle. Thanks hun. xxx

So the argument is that while the word is common use, it's in a bunch of funny languages that no one really understands, so in that sense is unique and trademark-able? I guess you could make the case that the word isn't spelled sabzi because that...

How is this possible? The words "subzi," and "sabzi," both appear on countless Indian cuisine menus across the world as a heading for the vegetable/vegetarian selection. You couldn't trademark "mains" or "sides" or even "antipasto" as a food...

And it's cheaper than therapy!

And yes, this really is something that writers worry about, although almost always, without any good reason. Yasmin Khan’s cookbook Sabzi ignited a legal battle when a Cornish deli of the same name attempted to claim ownership of the widely used...