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Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been catching up with series three of GF Newman’s The Corrupted, a superlative drama recently broadcast on BBC Radio 4. If you’re looking for an audio equivalent of gritty TV drama to listen to on your commute or when cooking (one of my favourite times to listen), then … Continue reading GF Newman’s The Corrupted
This is a follow-up to my previous post regarding the importance of quality, and that SEO isn’t necessarily the sole contributor to attracting visitors to your site – and particularly retaining them. Stimulate a positive reaction through entertaining, engaging front-end material. This encourages custom, revisits, and personal recommendations. Informing, entertaining and converting potential customers in … Continue reading Digital Content Strategies – Empathy and Storytelling
I’ve just finished re-reading Random Acts of Senseless Violence by Jack Womack. Set in New York at an unspecified date, Random Acts… is the story of 12-year old Lola Hart’s experiences as her family’s situation takes a downturn, against a backdrop of political and economic turmoil. We see Lola’s development through entries in her diary, … Continue reading Random Acts of Senseless Violence by Jack Womack
Search engine optimisation is the answer to everything. If you can nail the SEO you’ll be at the top of the rankings and success will follow. Well, kinda. SEO is only half the story. The real key to success is customer retention. To achieve this, articles need to engage readers emotionally. They need to be … Continue reading Digital Content Strategies – the importance of quality
I’ve just finished reading Johnny Marr’s autobiography Set the Boy Free. It’s a great book for anyone interested in Marr as a musician, and of course for any fan of The Smiths. It’s a pacy read, giving insight into Marr’s early years, the band’s formation, gigs, songwriting, recordings and relationships, and Marr’s experiences following The … Continue reading How Soon is Now? – Johnny Marr, The Smiths, & The The
A particularly useful feature in Scrivener is the snapshots function. Before making changes to a document press CMD-5 and – you guessed it – the program will take a snapshot of that file, making an appropriate camera shutter sound in the process. If desired you can name your snapshots to remind you why they were … Continue reading Scrivener tip – compare & roll back snapshots (Mac)
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
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