I've said before that some of my favourite cultural items are quite possibly not on my shelf. I'm a fool to myself for 'lending' my most treasured possessions to friends who have not had the chance to encounter them. I think the three things I've given away (and repurchased) most often are Joe R Lansdale's... Continue Reading →
On Wednesday night I did a two-hour session at Temperance, in Leamington Spa on publishing and writing. The session looked at the state of publishing today, different types of publishing opportunities, costs and opportunities, as well as some recommended resources, and some collected writing tips from the good and the great. While I continue to... Continue Reading →
Today's resource is part advice, part 'why would I listen to anything you say when you're clearly as dumb as a box of rocks'? Backup: Unbelievably obvious, right? This thought struck me as I spent a considerable part of last night and into the early hours of this morning, as well as this morning searching for... Continue Reading →
This list of a hundred resources is, as I've previously written, going to be a mixed bag of stuff. Many websites will tell you the classic writing manuals you should have in your possession, and there's a fair chance a few of them will appear in this list at some point. But as I get... Continue Reading →
Some writers see editors as an indispensable element of their writer's toolkit, others see them as a pain in the ass disrupting their beatiful ideas and creations. Those writer's is likey to remain magnificent in there own minds and with works sitting on their c:drive and nowhere else. (That was a non-to-subtle way of pointing... Continue Reading →
Note before starting: This series of 100 features a range of resources - from practical advice, equipment and some odd ideas, as well as some publications I really like (and maybe one or two I don't so much, but think there is some interest in the basic concepts). One of the ways I judge as... Continue Reading →
So, the header image above is to establish one thing right away - I am not, have never been, never will be and would never dream of claiming I am a photographer... And this post, only number 3 out of a proposed series of 100 for writers may seem a bit unfocused but it was... Continue Reading →
Now, I fully appreciate that recommending 'Final Draft', which has been around since 1990, to anyone who is remotely interested in writing screenplays is a bit like standing up at Comic Con and announcing you've discovered this cool new book called 'The Watchmen' (and yes, the 'the' is ironic...) However, this series in resources is... Continue Reading →
This is the first in a series of 100 - in no particular order, and covering books/ web stuff/ software/ hardware/ and anything else that might come to mind which I think are worth looking at if you're a writer/ wannabe writer or just interested in writing/ movies and pop culture. Not quite an autobiography/... Continue Reading →
