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The final link in my note-taking chain In a recent article I compared iA Writer (iA) with Ulysses. It was a fair comparison, given that plain text is at the heart of both apps. I came out in strongly favour of Ulysses, but since then I’ve found a use for iA that’s perfect for me. … Continue reading The Archive, iA Writer and Zettelkasten 🇩🇪
Taking a hands-off approach to unruly writing When I was commissioned to write a story for the forthcoming Burning Brightly anthology, I knew what this would be from the get-go: a sequel to a well-received story published in 2010. But despite knowing what I wanted to do, this was a very difficult journey. The reason? … Continue reading Strategies to Let Your Fiction Fly 🦅
My latest short story, Bloodbirds, will appear in the Burning Brightly anthology from NewCon Press, which is now available to order. Bloodbirds is a sequel to my 2010 short story, Songbirds. I’m beyond thrilled to see my name appearing in a book along with so many authors I’ve admired for so long. See the full … Continue reading Bloodbirds 🦅 to Appear in Burning Brightly Anthology!
Listening Shelf has just released the audio version of my short play ModRocker. Below is a photo of Ian recording one of the scenes… I’d pretty much given up on getting something made, but I could not be more proud of this. ModRocker was written for a charity theatre night in aid of Macmillan Cancer … Continue reading ModRocker Audio Drama! 📻
Find out why novelist and scriptwriter Martin Sketchley is replacing his 27-inch iMac with a smaller, 24-inch M1 iMac, despite the reduced screen space.
I paced in the snow. The worst kind of snow. Snow that clings with miserable determination. Grey, gritty, gutter-filling slush. Street lights glared above me. People hurried home to warmth and tea and evening TV. I rehearsed the words. I would say them with cool confidence and charisma. This was a done deal. I knew … Continue reading Flick Knightley 💘 The (mostly) True Story of a Youth with a Crush
The Day I Decluttered A while ago, while consulting one of those websites that has all the answers about productivity, life, the universe and everything, the internet gave me the following advice: If you’ve got a pile of clutter on your desk, put it in a box and set it to one side. You’ll find … Continue reading Productivity Powerhouse Desk! ⚡️
To get where we want to be in life, we need to consider what our destination might be. And when we’ve worked that out, we could probably use some kind of roadmap for the journey. This isn’t as difficult as it might at first seem. I’ve found that sketching out or writing down some details … Continue reading Visualising the Future ✍🏻 an Exercise in Positivity
Martin Sketchley 