Another surprising one yesterday when again the two key things I ended up doing simply weren't on my radar at the beginning of the day. The first of these was the completion of a draft of "B" - which is the follow-on to Crash and, if things go as I expect them to, will be … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 5th March
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“Close Range: Wyoming Stories”
Having read The Shipping News I was keen to try something else by Annie Proulx. Close Range: Wyoming Stories is a completely different kettle of fish. I was immediately struck by how hard, brutal, and coarse the stories are. Whilst this is undoubtedly a reflection of the subject matter, it would have been easy for … Continue reading “Close Range: Wyoming Stories”
Yesterday & Today: 4th March
It's odd how some days end up with a work-profile you simply hadn't foreseen. Yesterday was one such day where two of the three things on which I spent my time weren't really on my radar at all - and those that were, didn't happen. An hour's solo rehearsing of Crash trying to consolidate what … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 4th March
Yesterday & Today: 3rd March
How did the first proper Crash rehearsal go yesterday? I thought really well. Andy and I went through the first section about six times, including the non-verbal context and scene setting. Having someone who knows what they're doing asking you the right questions and making good suggestions is invaluable. Already I'm wondering how awful it … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 3rd March
What is Poetry for?
As a sometime poet who has written and published hundreds of poems, I believe I am qualified to ask such a question. Indeed, I will go further and answer it: too many of my poems are - given certain criteria - largely irrelevant, inconsequential, and change nothing. As yours may be - if you write … Continue reading What is Poetry for?
Yesterday & Today: 2nd March
I managed to get a lot done yesterday, which was good. As planned, I worked through the potential episodes for "C" and now have some kind of sequence which I can further refine and consider. Unplanned was the production of two podcast episodes, one a reading of the draft opening of "C", the other a … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 2nd March
New Podcast episodes!
I have just posted two new episode to my podcast: 1 - "What is Poetry for?" - an article which looks at the function and worth of poetry. 2 - "17 Alma Road" - the draft beginning of a work-in-progress which may turn into a novel or novella. You can find both here.
Haiku Play
One of the 'Haiku Plays' produced during the 'Write-on Ripon' meeting of 28th February. the black cylinders of automatic rifles bitter liquorice black burns the sore throat stinging flavour grasping breath gagging the stomach skin shred like flailed rags seeping scarlet oozing slow warm blood-flecked spittle peaceful people all must suffer at others' hands prey … Continue reading Haiku Play
Yesterday & Today: 1st March
A good way to finish the month, yesterday was busy. First a quick run-through of Crash with about a dozen lines removed. 40 minutes seems set to be the running time. Then a couple of hours residency in the library during which time I did some more planning of 'episodes' in my project "C". The … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 1st March
Yesterday & Today: 28th February
It was a good day yesterday in terms of "C", completing the character profiles. The next stage is to work through these to pull out ideas for the episodes I need to write in order to build the characters in the narrative e.g. the character profile may have identified an influential event from the character's … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 28th February
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