Contains spoilers for the first few episodes of Lost and Firefly. Denis McGrath is off to Los Angeles. Possibly for good. And his blog, in its current format at least, is going into the long archive. So as we bid him farewell…
originally posted 10 May 2004 — I generally eat at table. Apparently that’s quite unusual these days. I was raised to have dinner with the family. We would sit down and eat together at the end of the day, and talk about…
So, there’s this TV show, right? About a character called Doctor Who. You can tell it’s about a character called “Doctor Who” because the show is called “Doctor Who” and in the credits for the first eighteen years or so, the character…
At least, not in the way that we understand the word. During my research for Oliver Twist, I came across something that gave me pause. To wit, that Nancy is often referred to in reviews and literary criticism as being a prostitute.…
There are lots of useful blogs and books and videos about how to start your journey as a writer. I’m not going to write about that. What I’m going to do here is recommend a bunch of useful things which will make your…
originally posted 11th April 2004 — So I attended the Game Developers Conference in San Jose a couple of weeks ago. We know a lot about engendering emotion through novels and films. While telling a story in a game uses different methods…
I went running with the bulls in Pamplona this year. If you’re not aware of this particular pastime, it’s like this: Six bulls run through the streets of the town.You run in front of them, until they catch up.Then you run alongside…
One of those old blog-games that used to go around back when dinosaurs roamed the earth. List six unimportant things about yourself. Thing The First In my early twenties I contracted Bell’s Palsy. One of the nerves in my neck became inflamed,…
Paying a reader to give you notes on your script is like paying a prostitute to give you notes on your sexual technique. Yes, they’re a professional.Yes, they’re good at what they do.And yes, if you’re just starting out there’s a case…