Walking along the south bank of the Thames today, I came across a wonderful poetry installation. Called the Lion and the Unicorn, it’s part of the Festival of Britain anniversary celebrations. Hope the images from my Blackberry are legible.
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A short story in slides – I attempt digital fiction
This is my first stab at “digital fiction”. Scroll down to read about how I made it, and why… So…What an inspiring and mind-numbingly frustrating few days.Over the weekend I went to another excellent workshop organised by the lovely people at East Kent Live Lit. This one was all about digital storytelling. At the helm was Andy …
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The downside of a holiday
It is always hard to get back into writing after a break, especially one as pleasant as a holiday in Thailand. But over the last few days I have gradually found my way back to the page. And just now I read this insightful comment from writer Clare Dudman, which captures the feeling well: “I …
My Big Night at the Komedia
Komedia, but not this Sunday I did my reading at the wonderful Komedia Theatre in Brighton this week, for Story Studio. What an amazing experience! The venue was much bigger than I expected, and had sold out – they were actually turning people away at the door. I know they weren’t lining up to see me, but …
More LiveLit – This time, at the seaside
I made another small piece of “LiveLit” yesterday, inspired by last weekend’s workshop. This is based on a story idea I had knocking around but, unlike my last effort, I was writing the words with the images in mind this time. Only one of the images that I was thinking of actually made it into …
Colourful London
Even in February, London can be very colourful, if you look up.
Experimenting with “Live Lit”
I went to an amazing workshop in Folkestone yesterday. The idea was to explore new ways of presenting literature to an audience. It was massively inspiring, and I put some of what I learned into practice today. I put together the little “film” here in about 45 minutes. The audio was recorded into a dictaphone, …
Finding a voice for personal essays
Carl H. Klaus I’ve read a lot of personal essays, and read a lot about them, but I’m not sure I’ve ever written one. I say ‘not sure’ because I’ve maybe written quite a few in notebooks, or written words that could be turned into an essay, but have never tried to actually produce one …
Writing and being lonely
Great image from Gaping Void Because I spend so much time on my own, at my desk, writing, with nobody else in the house apart from the dog, people often ask me whether I get lonely. I don’t, usually. This isn’t because I’m an antisocial misanthrope. I enjoy company, mostly. The reason I don’t get …
John Berger: Indecently Intense
I bought someone a Kindle for Christmas, or contributed my share of the cost. A useful gadget, but I prefer to have all my books where I can see them, on the shelf. I was looking at one of those shelves late last night, from the comfort of my chair, and pulled down a copy …