I’m not entirely sure on how many levels this is wrong. But I’m pretty sure it’s quite a few. Yes. I do now own one.
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Why Scooby Doo Was Rubbish…
…Even before Scrappy Doo – the Yoko Ono of the cartoon world – sent it down the toilet. I’ve worked in finance for a fair few years now. The credit crunch is all my fault. I forgot to carry the two in a calculation, tried to cover it up and it’s kind of snowballed. My [...]
My Great Big Internet Experiment
Here’s Kid B throwing anything she can find into the river near our house. Mostly leaves. And twigs. And – given half a chance – my Blackberry. Bless her and her destructive tendencies. I’ve been thinking that I should take more photos. The Better Half bought a camera for my birthday a few years ago [...]
Slow News Day
Went out last night. Going out again tonight. This never happens. Last night, I popped out to see a friend play his improvisational post-rock and then we went along to a new bar in town. A drag queen on the decks, mood-lighting in the men’s toilet and a barman who greeted me with “Oooh! Somebody’s [...]
Onwards And Upwards
Got the feedback from the BBC Writers Room today. Harsh but fair. But mostly harsh. They couldn’t even bring themselves to call it by the correct title in the letter. “Hmmm… They normally say nicer things than this when they write to you,” said the Better Half on reading it. Still, positives to take from this [...]
Big Fat Rant
Did anyone read John Patterson’s article about screenwriters who move into directing in the Guardian at the weekend? If not, it’s here I know you’re busy people, so if you don’t read it, I’ll quickly summarise. John believes that screenwriters who become directors make bad films because they approach the project from a literary perspective [...]
Cold Turkey
Right. Can I write this blog post before my chilli con carne is cooked? I’ve got 13 minutes. Go! After finishing the last draft of “Stuck Between Stations”, I decided to take a week off writing. That and the day job were starting to take their toll. But, already I’m jonesing for scene headings and [...]
Burn After Reading
Yes! Finished the new draft of “Stuck Between Stations”. Just some tidying up to do and formatting and we’re there. I think. I haven’t watched a film I haven’t recorded off the television for a long while, so the Better Half and I settled down with some crispy duck, wine and “Burn After Reading”. I’m [...]
Sit-Com. A Different Way of Writing – Part 2
I’m on the 11th draft of “Stuck Between Stations”. It’s getting harder as each draft goes on. The problem is, you write the first draft and it’s packed with quality jokes. You know they’re funny and insightful. As you re-draft, you’re writing the same jokes over and over again and the repetition means they stop [...]
It Ain’t The Years, Honey. It’s the Mileage
Twitter is good. Twitter is wise. I’ve already learned stuff through the medium of tweeting. First, I was introduced to soy lattes by Laura. Didn’t particularly like it, but at least I tried it. And my Grandmother said you should always try everything once. True, it was the same Grandmother who once gave me a [...]
