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Haiku
Japanese poem Five syllables, then seven Then five at the last To be true haiku A season must be invoked Use a metaphor Kigo, season word Cherry blossom used for spring Snow stands for winter Now use a cutting Haiku should be two pieces Complementary For english haiku Merely form will be enough Five, seven, […]
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I got your phone number written in the back of my bible
Right now I’m writing a proposal for a drama series, with a shiny spec script attached. The cards are off the board, and it’s straight to script, no time for a treatment. The second episode, no less, because according to Katharine Way, writing the first or last episode is just far too easy. Huh. Anyways, […]
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LOLOAQIC
The UK version of Netflix is called Lovefilm. Here’s how it works: You tell them what DVDs you want to watch, and they post them to you. When you’re done, you post them back, and they send you another from your list to replace it. Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy. Just like Netflix, they have a […]
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9/13
Never Forget.
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Abandoned
Sometimes a town or city dies. Here are some pictures.
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The Nature of Justice (some SoaP spoilers)
MaryAn Batchellor has a problem with the ending of Snakes On A Plane. Specifically the fact that Eddie Kim, the man who put the Snakes on the Plane in the first place, doesn’t get brought to messy justice on-screen. One of the things I loved about SoaP is the fact that it *isn’t about Eddie […]
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Finished. (For the moment.)
Phew. The latest draft of Decaying Orbit (previously known as Persephone) is done. This is the last of the heavy lifting (if I’ve done my job right). All of the characters are in place; all of the plot is there. Everything should make sense. For this draft I went through every scene, line by line, […]
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I hope some of that million quid is going to the poor then.
This news just in. Apparently the master tapes for the BBC’s flagship autumn drama have been nicked, and the robbers are demanding a million pounds for their return. Guardian.BBC.Mirror. The drama in question? Robin Hood. You have to chuckle, really.
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When Bad Things Happen To Good Bloggers
Sean Collins blogged about his experiences last year. We can all count ourselves lucky it never got that bad here in the UK. Shit, if I hadn’t moved away from the West Coast… Doesn’t bear thinking about.
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Snake! Snake! Ooooh, it’s a sna-aaake…
So I went to see Snakes On A Plane over the weekend. It was absolutely bloody brilliant. If you’re not going to like a B-movie (for that’s what it is), don’t bother. Some people will just never enjoy a movie with such a dumb concept. I pity such people. If you like B-movies, however, this […]