Writing
Using the right tools to edit a novel
I’ve never enjoyed editing. Have avoided it like the plague, in fact. Until now.
Filmmaking
Steam Controller is a great jog/shuttle editing device
I’ve had a Steam Controller for about six months. As a gaming device it’s excellent, especially if you’re not already an expert with another gamepad. What hadn’t occurred to me until this week is that its unusual design makes it perfectly suited to serving as a jog/shuttle device for video Read more
Filmmaking
That’s quite enough politics, thank you
Gosh, it’s been a noisy few months. First there was the Digital Economy Bill debacle, swiftly followed by the Digital Economy Act debacle, then the General Election reared its ugly head, with the Paul Chambers Absurdity coming in at the end. All jolly exciting and extremely useful for boosting up Read more
Writing
Evinden – first feedback
You may remember that when I’m not ranting about the Digital Economy Bill, I like to spend my time writing. Late last year I finished the first draft of my first novel, Evinden, and this weekend I received a response from the first person to read the book in its Read more
Filmmaking
Arms Race
I’ve begun work editing Arms Race, the steampunk period peace set during an alternative Crimean War directed by my friend Nigel Clegg. We shot it last summer out in the wilds of Norfolk. So far it’s being kept under wraps, so that we don’t spoil the nifty set, costumes and Read more
Filmmaking
117120 – the road goes ever on
There are points when I wonder if I’ll ever finish this book. Not because I fear I’m going to give up – I’m not – but because it just seems to keep on going, no matter how hard I try to get it to hurry up. Hopefully this doesn’t mean Read more