For those of you in the midst of NaNoWriMo and for the rest of us in the midst of writing anything, here is J.J. Abrams talking about the blank page as the ultimate "mystery box" and how technology inspires him. What mystery boxes are you ...
For those of you in the midst of NaNoWriMo and for the rest of us in the midst of writing anything, here is J.J. Abrams talking about the blank page as the ultimate "mystery box" and how technology inspires him. What mystery boxes are you ...
This week’s talk is from Elizabeth Gilbert, author of “Eat,Pray, Love” and many others and is a must watch for all writers or anyone who loves a writer (or artist for that matter) and would like to understand ...
Wow! With the writing jag induced by Superman's business trip to Oz (and thus no need for me to have normal sleep patterns) followed a day later by the arrival of his parents, the week has flown! These weren't meant to be back to ...
In my RSS travels, I recently discovered a source of inspiration about which I am no doubt very, very late on the uptake. It wasn’t that I hadn’t heard of TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) I just didn’t know there was a place ...
SHELDON It must be an emergency; everyone at the university knows that I eat my breakfast at 8 and move my bowels at 8:20 LEONARD Yes, how did we live before Twitter? - from
The sound and fury regarding the future of newspapers in the last couple of months has been getting ridiculous. In a speech recently, James Murdoch blamed the BBC’s “free” online news service (the BBC is funded by a license fee paid by any Brit with a TV or radio, for which I say "Thank you ...
I don’t often make sweeping statements about “how things should be” on this blog because: a) who the hell cares what I think? ; b) it’s much more fun to do that in conversation so you have the benefit of more than one brain ...
Summer has well and truly struck the fair city of Nagoya so it Is time for the seasonal site makeover and time for me to flee! To say I’ve never been a Summer person is an extreme understatement and I find the humidity and heat oppressive beyond description. Several months ago, my dear, dear Superman ...
This post has been milling about my mind for a while but particularly this month as today approached. I am sure it will not be worded as well as it could be but you will have to forgive me, you will see why below. There are many wonderful things about being an ex-pat, though perhaps ...
Those of you who read this blog and know Superman and I in real life will no doubt be aware that we share the guilty passion of many millions of people around the globe that is World of Warcraft. If you have invited us out on a Wed, Thurs or Sunday you may have heard ...
