Will write for food!
At a very early age I told my first story. As it involved why I wasn't responsible for the mess in the kitchen in an attempt to pass blame onto an alien green cat from next door, it can't be taken as indicative of my later successes. Yet I have thrived on telling stories ever since.
To me, the English language is a thing of beauty; sentence construction an art form, grammar worth fighting wars over and incorrect punctuation a capital offence.
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CopyWrite: Recent Entries
- A short story for Friday
It's been way too long since I blogged. Work has had me tied to a smoking keyboard and most of my last few weeks have been absorbed by launching the new Netregistry website.
However, searching through folder after folder on the hard drives trying to find an elusive doc a few days ago, I came across an old short story I penned way back in 1995. Originally written as part of a creative writing component of my journalism traineeship - where it got perfect marks, naturally - it hasn't been published elsewhere.
…- Blood, sweat and Letraset
Kids today have it too easy! Yeah, I'm sounding like a grumpy old man, but I think that's because I'm fast becoming one. But think back to when you were a spotty teen, convinced that someday you would be a brilliant writer.
…- Your handy Hollywood / English translation guide
In the world of movie hype, certain words and phrases come up again and again. Thankfully, history has given us plenty of clues to decode the Hollywood PR machine. Therefore, I present to you your handy Hollywood / English phrase book. Print out and keep in a handy place...
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