West Midlands based novelist David Calcutt is sharing chapters of his new novel for young people on his blog at http://davidcalcutt.wordpress.com/. David’s previous novels have been published by OUP and in the traditional manner – waiting until publication before revealing any of the text – so this is an interesting departure. As writers and readers become more confident with working on digital platforms the traditional barriers between writer and reading are breaking down, which is surely a good thing. On the down side this does make it harder to earn a living as a writer, but perhaps some balance can be struck. Anyway, do give David’s blog a look and see what he is up to.