Troubled over bridged water. The Artisan Author takes stock and casts off from the lake he once loved.
Breaking with Brockholes
Category: writing
I was not sat but sitting
A pedantic plea, that is probably too late, and warning to fellow scribblers, editors and publishers.
One Giant Leap for Childkind
Eight hundred years of trading, two kids and a time-travelling shopping trolley. The story of Gertie and the Guild Machine, a play for children about Preston Guild.
A tale of two piggies
How fostered hedgehogs turned a Victorian classic into contemporary fiction.
The Ghosts that Keep on Giving
How a bunch of northern Christmas ghost stories appeared, and how they can not only chill, but also bring comfort and joy.
Gloomth and the Six Pillars of (Modern) Gothic
Lecture notes from ‘Gloomth and the Six Pillars of Gothic’ House of Books and Friends, Manchester, in association with Fly on the Wall Press 29 October 2024
Building Bohemia Way
Scribing a serial story and the shock that brought it to a stop.
The scribbler and the ceramicist
The remaking of patterns The familiar question came again. “Where do you get all your ideas?” The answer is unchanged. “From the same place as you.” Yet she was a ceramicist and I a scribbler. Judging by the display on her stall she is every bit as creative and productive as I, if not more … Continue reading The scribbler and the ceramicist
Tick-Wok
The Talents of Mr McGarrigle There's the unique; then there's the resplendently unique; and then there's the regeneratively unique. The latter kind of uniqueness is one that continuously reforms itself without losing the integrity of its unparalleled state. The Talents, a work of literature by Carl McGarrigle, is one such creation. Here's the elevator pitch … Continue reading Tick-Wok
Blog Jamming
Blog 101. After four years of blogging and one hundred posts, which scribblings were the most popular with readers and which were ignored? Which compositions were the most satisfying to share and which were the most uncomfortable to reveal?
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