Alex Gerlis
is a novelist and a former BBC journalist. Twitter: @alex_gerlis
Blog posts in total 3
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After I left the BBC - I became a novelist
Alex Gerlis has found that some of his skills as a BBC journalist have helped his new career as a novelist, but says writers must be single-minded.
The offer I literally could refuse
Last week I received an email inviting me to attend the 63rd World Newspaper Congress at "the world's most compelling destination!" Egged on by the exclamation mark, it was hard to resist opening the email. The world's most compelling destination, it turns out, is Beirut. I have lit...
Breaking news - of a sort
The phone call came on Friday evening when all the news bulletins agreed that Tony Blair's appearance at the Chilcot Inquiry was the lead. The man who rang me had other ideas. "I've got some breaking news, Mr Gerlis," he announced, barely able to conceal his excitement. I might have shared in ...
