ALERT: Sit well back from your screen while reading this. With the onset of the New Year (woot! woot! streamers & champagne), I had wanted to try something new, blogistically speaking. It would have been an occasional series of very brief blogs on my "Work In Progress" (WIP) and the fun associated with being a struggling …
Author: Andy McKell
A guy who writes speculative fiction, between doing a bit of acting
Follow Schopenhauer?
You know I love quotations and here's a golden that was being bandied about the blogosphere in recent weeks... "Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see." Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788 – 1860 Fine words! Especially for the aspiring artist. Or are they? Schopenhauer influenced a …
Season’s Greetings
“Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas … perhaps … means a little bit more.” Dr. Seuss, from How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Have a good year end festival and try to see beyond the glitter!
Nowt wrong with a bit of ginger……
Something Seasonal - even a guy can manage to bake these!
Who Killed Asta Nielsen?
Just finished my work on, "Who Killed Asta Nielsen?", the first movie made by Equinox Productions, Luxembourg. I had a ball - the cast is superb, the crew excellent. Go see it if you get a chance and like serious movies. I was lucky enough to deliver the first line to be recorded in their first …
Whence Inspiration?
On a recent 3 hour train journey, I was forced to consider creative inspiration to save myself from insanity. I can make the drive in 2.5 hours at legal speeds, but the chance to relax was worth the the extra 30 minutes. However... My netbook battery failed after an hour, so I became more aware of …
Want To Max Your Tweets?
Thanks to Stuart Carruthers for distributing this guide, read more at http://www.writeimagination.co.uk/ (Click on the rather huge image below to enlarge) What is your tweet-maxing strategy and how effective is it?
How Does Ian Rankin Write?
I often wondered how really successful authors do it. So I was pleased to catch a recent BBC documentary/video diary following Ian Rankin as he wrote his latest book. How do YOU compare with his technique? January 2nd, begins first draft without knowing the plot or the protagonist (!) Early March, draft finished, begins fact-checking, …
So You Want to Write – 1
Really? You really, really want this? I explored why I want to write in an earlier blog. And I am probably way behind most readers in this process, but perhaps ahead of a few seeking mutual support at this difficult time. Hopefully, you already know what you want to write. The plot and the characters may …
WHY Do You Want To Write?
It's a good question. In my case, I am retired; I need not work; I could just sit back and watch daytime TV. (The horror!) The reasons why I want to write are manifold, and - yes - that early laptop is significant, keep reading! School: My schools encouraged reading and we had few distractions. Our …
Andy McKell, Speculative Fiction Author 
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