Creative Content Guy
If you’re in scriptwriting mode in Scrivener and want to add some text that isn’t part of the script – perhaps some notes or thoughts about the direction the story could take – you might want to switch from scriptwriting to standard mode, so that whatever you type isn’t formatted as dialogue or technical directions, … Continue reading Scrivener tip (Mac) – switching text modes
Last year I was given a copy of the BFI’s Out of the Unknown – a collection of TV plays broadcast by the BBC from 1965 to 1971. The set includes 20 plays and special features, with some episodes also available with audio commentary. Although many episodes were wiped, the BFI has made efforts to restore … Continue reading Out of the Unknown – Essence of Wyndham, Absence of Women
Jump Blue is a beautiful bit of radio from one of my favourite podcasts: BBC Radio 3’s Between the Ears. Treat yourself to 20 minutes with some headphones and take a dive. “I like to break records on my birthday […] to show other women what is possible. That not everything gets harder with age.” I’m … Continue reading Jump Blue
There’s a lot of advice on the internet about how to achieve a “frictionless workflow”, the seamless passage of ideas and text along a productivity chain that increases speed, maximises output and enables you to do more, quicker. I’d argue, however, that a little bit of friction is a good thing, and that speed is … Continue reading Mechanical Heat – friction in workflows
I’ve noticed the signs of middle-age creeping in for a while: sometimes I make a little noise when I get up; sometimes I might hobble for a few steps; I might even tut at loud music. Me! Can you imagine? And don’t ask me to sit cross-legged. All of these things are fine and natural, … Continue reading Flamboyant Gestures – signs of middle-age
My time on Writing West Midlands’ writer development programme The short story Saturday 9th April saw the final official gathering of the 2015/2016 cohort on Writing West Midlands’ Room 204 writer development programme. Having been fortunate enough to take part this year I thought I’d share my experience. The short version is this: as a … Continue reading Room 204
The baffling resurrection of a golden hare When I was a kid I was given a book called Masquerade by Kit Williams. The book represented a puzzle, the solving of which would lead the reader to the location of a bejewelled golden hare. Something like that anyway. I never had much chance of finding the hare, but … Continue reading Masquerade
“I can’t believe you need all that stuff!” That’s what our daughter said when she recently took an interest in our vinyl collection and I dug out the hifi equipment: turntable, amp, speakers, cables which within moments were entangled. You can see what she means. Compared with the tiny devices we’ve become used to this … Continue reading PHONO – a return to vinyl
Martin Sketchley 