This is a story that I never thought would see the light of day. You might agree it shouldn't have after you read it but today I thought I'd share it. I dug it out when looking through old stories at 5 this morning, while thinking about the sad passing of William Goldman yesterday. It's... Continue Reading →
"Bateman". No, that’s not a school teacher style address. From his 2007 novel ‘I Predict a Riot’, until the last two books in his Dan Starkey series, Colin Bateman had his works branded with surname only (as the dedication of that novel states: "For my Christian name, gone but not forgotten", or as Bateman himself... Continue Reading →
If you've read my new collection, 'You Could Make a Killing' (and if you haven't - why not check out that link at the bottom of the page - if you have Kindle Unlimited you can read the whole thing for free, and if not, it's a measly £2.99 - go on, treat yourself...) the... Continue Reading →
Rather than a short story today I thought I'd share an work in progress - the opening of the novel/ screenplay (working on them simultaneously) 'The 100% Detective.' The full story should be available early in 2019. Follow this blog to make sure you keep up to date, and any comments welcome! * Chapter 1... Continue Reading →
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) The tag line in the poster above sums up as much as you should know about this documentary: On Nov 5 2001, Dr. Andrew Bagby was murdered. To memorialize him, his friend Karl began making a documentary film. Then the killer revealed she... Continue Reading →
Today while clearing up my writing space I came across my old Macbook, last used approximately four years ago...(my son loved the Mac, I've never really got on with them myself but did use it occasionally for movie editing and sometimes a bit of writing...) Anyway, I found some interesting things on there (if interesting... Continue Reading →
Author Note at the bottom. Packing for Goodbye I packed my son’s things up tonight. All his favourite clothes into a sports bag he’d never even used – still with its’ tags on. No point keeping the clothes crispy starch in a hard body suitcase now. The canvas bag would do. I wondered- if he’d... 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 →
There's a lot of writers out there who have never written a novel, a play, a poem, a screenplay...but they certainly write a lot online - and there's more and more places to do it. So here's a few reviews of movies via popular review sites...guess the film: and if you can't drop me a... Continue Reading →
