This one's a tough one: and if you don't get it, you can just f**k off. Offended by that directional suggestion? You're in the right place... The first bout of indignant outrage I remember feeling about criticism of my writing probably dates back to being about 11. (You can see already I don't handle... Continue Reading →
Writing Resource 5/100: An Editor
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 →
Writing Resource 4/100: 99 Ways to Tell a Story
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 →
Writing Resource 3/100: Photos
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 →
Writing Resource 2/100: Final Draft – from a beginner…
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 →
Writing Resource 1/100: Adventures In The Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood – William Goldman
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 inĀ writing/ movies and pop culture. Not quite an autobiography/... Continue Reading →