Archive for the ‘Stories’ Category
Feb 25 – Into The Mirror and beyond
21 Feb 2019Into The Mirror and beyond. I mentioned recently that I’m doing a free event this coming Monday (Feb 25) on…
From Hampstead to Hollywood (and back)
16 Jan 2019Hampstead to Hollywood How telling tales has taken me round the world. 7.30 pm Monday February 25th 2019 West End…
The one sentence at the heart of all horror stories
31 Oct 2018I’d hoped to avoid Halloween and horror stories… But I just got sucked in. It must be all the skeletons,…
Why do we love crime?
21 Sep 2018Do you love crime, like me? We’re not alone. Turn on the TV, go to the cinema, walk into a…
Wants and Needs in writing
06 Sep 2018Wants and Needs in Writing It’s a busy month. To start it off I’m preparing for London Screenwriters’ Festival this…
Measles and MMR vaccine deniers: how to create a panic
22 Aug 2018Measles and MMR vaccine deniers You may have seen reports this week of a surge in measles across Europe and the…
Small things can be important too
13 Jun 2018Small things can be important too. Sometimes, I sweat for an hour over a paragraph, a line of dialogue, a…
Fighting yourself? Here’s a way to stop.
06 Jun 2018Fighting yourself? Have you ever started a project and found that for some reason you’re not moving ahead? Maybe you’re…
What is the BBC biased against and why?
27 Jan 2018BBC bias – Every week, it seems, the BBC is under attack from one side or another. Most recently they’re…
