These writing obsessions take us to strange places. I thought I’d missed my chance ever to see Sun Worshippers, shown on BBC Scotland in 2002, but in a moment of enthusiasm I contacted Caledonia films who still had it in their vaults and were able to send me a copy. I watched it last night. … Continue reading Fun in the Sun
I would never deny that A New History of Love is timeless, but I am suprised to find it prophetic. How? The ‘Oxford Language Teaching Archive’, which I made up to suit the plot (you can read about it in chapter 1) is now a reality. So even if the archive doesn’t contain anything relating to De Scudery (too much to … Continue reading Reality bites
New pitch. New opening scene. Go see! Continue reading You saw it here first
For non-writers, that’s ‘work in progress’, by the way. And what better time than January to move on? I have now redrafted eight chapters of TWE in first person and with a number of plot tweaks. I think I like it more than I did, but for now, (pace the odd competition) I don’t think … Continue reading A W.I.P. is born
Despite forecasts of evil weather and traffic mayhem we got to Angelsey for Christmas to find it bathed in sunlight. Being sans golf clubs we took the opportunity to walk on both Christmas Day and Boxing Day. First stop was one of our favourite haunts: Penmon point with its fine view of Puffin Island. On 26th and … Continue reading All the colours
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