Category: About Writing
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Normalverse
“Don’t read this in a public place, you won’t be able to stop yourself laughing out loud. It reminds me of Douglas Adams, the careful plotting mixed with those absurdities and jokes that sneak up and make you snort tea through your nose. Hilarious.” Goodreads. What if you really were the centre of the universe?…
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The Geeks Of Azimuth
I just found a document in my Dropbox. It’s dated 2006, and I have no memory of writing it. So, after we’ve read it together, I’ll do some self-archaeology and try and piece together what the hell I was doing. It was titled The Geeks Of Azimuth: Test Scenes. And the dialogue is craaaaaap. [scrippet]…
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Let’s Get Quizical
Since starting this daily posting malarkey, I’ve noticed an increase in site visitors, and consequently a lot more people asking a lot more questions. So, when it becomes too much to reply to everyone, I will post the questions here and answer them for the world to see. First up, Elaine asks: ARE THERE ANY SNIPPETS…
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Index Cards Are Still Great
I’ve talked before about how I rediscovered the wonder of Index Cards. Write a plot point on it and lay it out on the grid, and you can see the whole shape of your story in one glorious whole. So it was a proud moment in the early hours of this morning when I locked…
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The Road Runner Sitcom
If you want to quickly grasp the structure of sitcom, go and watch a Road Runner cartoon. Most, if not all, of the best sitcoms feature a main character with a clear desire to do something, usually trapped by their circumstances, but ultimately destined never to escape. It’s that which separates it from drama –…
