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Ghostwriter Diaries – How Many Words a Minute?
I don’t do numbers. I prefer words. All the same, numbers can occasionally be relied upon to do some funky things. For example, this morning I finished chapter eight of the current novel, keeping me...
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Ghostwriter Diaries – Aaaaaaaah
Aaaaaaah … No, it’s not a scream. Quite the opposite. It’s a sigh of satisfaction. Specifically, it’s the sound of a ghostwriter meeting his deadline, having concluded the 36,000-word first act of a...
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A Green and Ancient Land
It may just look like a bump in the path, but it’s actually an Iron Age rampart – Fox Wood, Nottinghamshire. In England, the ancient past is always just a footstep away. It’s one of the special treats...
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Ghostwriter Diaries – Way Ahead
Yesterday, 21 October 2015, was Back to the Future day. You know, the day when Marty McFly arrives in the future version of Hill Valley in Back to the Future II. That must be why things have turned...
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The many lives of a writer – 7
Most people are like cats – they live not just one life, but many. Writers are no exception. Here’s me as I plunge into my seventh writing life. Life 7 – Just the facts, ma’am My seventh writing life...
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Interview at WritingForums
Last week, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by the media team at WritingForums.com. The interview has just gone online, so if you want to read my thoughts on dragons, volcanoes, genre...
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The Drawing of the Dark Tower
The movie adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower is finally happening. Sony Pictures is working towards a release date of February 17, 2017 for the first film in a projected multi-part series,...
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Deadline Double
Nothing beats delivering a manuscript … except maybe delivering a manuscript a week ahead of schedule. I’m not quite sure how that’s happened with the final novel in my ghostwritten Crown of Three...
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Cinefex 150 – Arrival and Allied
Looking for an extra stocking filler this Christmas? Then try the latest issue of Cinefex. It’s packed with meaty behind-the-scenes articles on four of this season’s biggest movies – Doctor Strange,...
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Writing Star Trek for Cinefex with Scrivener
I write for Cinefex, a bimonthly magazine devoted to motion picture visual effects. In 2016, one of the many films I covered was Star Trek Beyond. Want to know how I tackled it? I’ll tell you. First...
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