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What next? Using the cut-up technique.
The Dadaists were members of an avant-garde European art movement. The Beat Poets were a US group indulging in substances of a not entirely legal nature. So what have I got in
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Not long ago, I shared a plane journey with a woman who was heading to Haiti to continue charity work with the victims of the terrible earthquake in 2010. Hundreds of
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Avast ya lubber – where is Johnny Depp?
A trip to Caribbean – that can only mean one thing – Captain Jack Sparrow. With this in mind – and clutching my camera, I set out from my hotel in San
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A time machine named Bob
The New York Subway is a place of endless fascination… its dark and noisy and hot (or freezing cold). In a single journey, I can hear half a dozen languages spoken,
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The final word… on pitching your story.
I think it was the great Ray Bradbury who said a story has three parts – the writer, the story itself and the audience. A story has not fulfilled its function until
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The Character's Journey
The second part of Michael Hauge’s brilliant workshop was on the character arc. Talking about the main character – hero or heroine – or if there are two equal main characters
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It's about story-telling, whatever your genre
Watching movies as work – now that’s something I can really get behind. It’s not procrastination – it’s research. Even better – it’s homework. I recently had the chance to attend a
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Janet and John on Holidays: Ch 4 – Holy Stalactite, Batman!
There was one day left of the Janet and John Holiday Experience… After a couple of days of missiles and explosions, star gazing and sunset walks, it was time to end
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Janet and John on Holidays: Ch 3 – A Beach without an ocean
Imagine pure soft white sand… Elegant sweeping dunes shaped by the wind. Feel the sand between your toes as you walk to the crest of a rise, to look out over
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Janet and John on Holidays: Ch 2 – The second – even bigger bang!
If you’re not already aware of my Sci Fi tendencies – this is probably your first visit to this blog – so welcome. Given my childhood love for Mr Spock, what