Who does Jonathan Crossfield think he is?
Well, you're reading this page so I must be worthy of your attention!
Having decided the best way to world domination is to rant and shout, I have two blogs serving as the receptacles for the bizarre brain discharges I politely call opinions. These are Copywrite - focussing on writer matters, and Atomik Soapbox - digging through marketing issues. Both share my fondness for speaking my mind and pretending to be far more authoratitive than I probably am in an effort to boost my ego.
Then again, someone has to tell you what to think after all!
I pass the days as a keyboard slave, or Communications Manager if you want to be polite, for Netregistry - Australia's largest domain provider and web host. Not content with producing content for two personal blogs, two employer blogs, two news centres and a host of major websites, I also threaten the editor of Nett Magazine to let me splash my thoughts across four pages each month.
Okay, so it's probably closer to the truth to say that the editor chases me with a rusty knife for missing my deadlines and I have no power in the relationship at all, but my version is happier.
I live online and develop the shakes should I be disconnected for too long. There are too many ideas in my skull that I need to continually brain-dump them into Twitter, blogs and elsewhere to prevent my head splattering across the room from the pressure.
Squeezing some of those ideas into scripts, articles, screenplays or short 140 character missives is a constant workout for the literary muscle, flexing in the centre of my cerebrum. Where the rest of my frame has degenerated to belt-defying flab, this one taut and sculpted muscle is still able to crush a walnut.
Okay, so you've read who Jonathan Crossfield is. Now you can go read some of my blog posts and vehemently disagree with me. Go on - I dare you!
CopyWrite: Recent Entries
- How Ghost Stories Work
A few nights ago, I made the mistake of rereading Charles Dickens' 'The Signal-Man' in bed. Bad, baaaaad idea. It's long been my favourite ghost story - and the BBC adaptation one of my favourite short slabs of telly - but even knowing every story beat in the tale didn't protect me from that growing unease and dread.
…- The 35 year comic book cliffhanger
As a young boy, I loved visiting the newsagent. Whenever I was taken out shopping in Stockport, instead of asking to visit the toy or sweet shops, I would pester until I was allowed into WH Smiths. That big two-level store was bliss to me - more books and comics than I had ever seen in one place.
…- All the right words - just not necessarily in the right order
It is often said that the key to great comic delivery is timing. I would go further and say its the key to great writing too. But before I get into that, let's examine the power of timing in the best way possible - Morecambe and Wise.
…