I love to read. This is what I’ve been reading over the last 6 weeks […]
Anatomy of an Opening: The Stand
Anatomy of an Opening: The Stand Forgive me. I only finished reading The Stand for […]
Writing in the Dark: A Review
Tim Waggoner’s Writing in the Dark is an excellent guide for any writer of dark […]
The Emotional Core in The Walking Dead
This post contains some minor spoilers for season 1 of The Walking Dead. Basically, everything […]
Meet my Friend, Pain
Now it’s the weekend, and I’ve recovered somewhat from chaos of the world and the […]
2020 in Reading
So here’s what I read this year. There’s not a whole lot of variety there […]
The Busker: An Exploration of Sub-Genre
Recently, I’ve been reading Tim Waggoner’s ‘textbook devoted to the craft of writing horror fiction’ […]
The Winter Tales Experience
On 5th December 2020 Winter Tales went live on YouTube, a virtual event to replace […]
The Cratchit’s Christmas Dinner
People often ask me why we still teach Dickens. There are a number of excellent […]
Hard Times at the Mill
Have you seen the latest Volvo advert? Parents are struggling with their young kids, but […]