I have invented a new acronym. I did not use AI. Here’s why, together with some thoughts on creative integrity and a prophecy of artificial indoctrination.
Deny AI: be a Nifan
Tag: Creative writing
Breaking with Brockholes
Troubled over bridged water. The Artisan Author takes stock and casts off from the lake he once loved.
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.
Reading without the room
The final Grasping the Gothic post reflects on the efficacy of public readings when used in the promotion of fiction. Can we do it more honestly?
Undead again
How the opening of a play about the restless dead re-emerged after three decades to spawn the start of a story, and why a six year old boy was wrapped in clingfilm.
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
Modern Gothic revealed
A glimpse into the entrails of our ghoulish collection.
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