There used to be a sit-com made in England called The Likely Lads, about two guys who had a bit of difficulty leaving their past behind them and growing up. In one classic episode, they have a bet with someone. They have to get through a whole day without hearing the result of the England [...]
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Alan Furst and the Likely Lads
Posted in Fiction, France, books, literature, proverbs, writing on October 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Writing the Big Bang
Posted in Music, folk, writing, tagged , draft, good ship kangaroo, planxty, writing on September 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My new first draft is now under way – in a slightly scattered manner. Characters – check. Plot – check (roughly). Themes – check. That is fine for who, what, why, but what about where and when? I got this far without knowing for sure whether the novel is even set on Earth or an [...]
Daily Progress
Posted in writing on September 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Yes. I’m becoming one of those daily progress people. The hope is that going public will make me more productive. Out of shame, if nothing else.
So, 744 words for today. But I do know how to use Tip-Ex too now, so it’s better than it sounds.
Procrastination
Posted in life, writing, tagged procrastination, Tip-Ex, writing on September 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Today I was sitting at a nice, clear, roomy table in a nice, clear quiet room with no possible distractions for the next hour, I had a pen in one hand and paper in the other. Then I saw a Tip-Ex bottle, and thought – and I really thought this, I’m not rationalizing after the [...]
Rules: Bend, Break or Follow?
Posted in Fiction, books, literature, quotes, writing on September 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Think for a minute about sport – any sport. Your favourite one. Curling, hurling, kabbadi or soccer – let’s go with that since it’s the most popular. Imagine a player, the best you’ve ever seen, dribbling round the pitch completely unstoppable. A once-in-five-generations phenomenon. Now imagine two teams playing with a ball the way toddlers [...]
Ones you might have missed
Posted in Fiction, books, literature, writing on September 2, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The Guardian has a list of contemporary novelists’ selections for books which they feel are very undervalued. How many have you read? I haven’t read any, I’m embarrassed to say.
Also in the Guardian, a look at the actual mechanics of books: http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/06/the_hard_truth_about_hardbacks.html
I have to say, I disagree with the writer in this piece. I find [...]
Language abuse
Posted in language, writing on July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s my duty to point this out. This is an issue I think everyone feels passionate about, whether they are sticklers or take the laissez faire approach. Coming from The Spectator, this article naturally comes down on the stickler side of the fence.
The article ends on an interesting note, one that has occured to [...]
First lines
Posted in Fiction, Humour, writing on July 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
George Benton choked during a mince pie eating contest to raise money for Battersea Dogs’ Home. When a passerby tried to execute the Heimlich manoevre, his eyes popped out.
How to write like a wanker
Posted in Humour, writing on July 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The secrets of internet communication revealed!
Youth Imperialism?
Posted in Age, Fiction, writing on July 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There’s one theme that pops up again and again when I’m writing, even if it’s not a central subject of the piece: aging and being old. Although I’m only in my 20s, I seem to have an affinity for the old. Many of my characters are elderly, and often the narrator in a first person [...]
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