BV|Chess

Not as much rewriting needed this time, and that means I get a byline to myself, thanks to my editor’s kindness! It has been a good productive week, having two published articles. But I am sure I won’t always be writing about fun things like games and chess so I may well have to get [...]

My first obituary

Bobby Fischer died – big news for the chess enthusiast in me. To my surprise, my editor suggested that I think of something to write about this, but with a financial angle. This was also a proper breakingview - the heady rush of stress, nervousness, creativity and excitement when you are on deadline is truly something. This was what I [...]

BV|SL: final

This is what became of my first draft. Almost nothing survived, although in hindsight, the editor probably did a good job. I simply failed to write something appropiate for our audience, making things far too complicated and geeky. Important lesson to be learned.
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First Draft

Done. Sacrificed a lot of sleep, but I think it will be enough to work on with the editor tomorrow.
Flash:
Online world fed up with virtual “banks”
If Ben Bernanke thought economics in real life was tough, he should spare a thought for the monetary authorities of one of the US’s trading partners, the virtual online economy [...]