Wait! This is not turning into a cat-thread. It's a one-off, I swear! Let me explain... We're currently looking after a cat for one of our daughters but had to spend Christmas in the UK. So we asked a friend to cat-sit. After a few days, text messages began to arrive from the cat. Clearly, …
Category: Performance
On Words: Word Power!
I love words. Hey, I'm a writer: if I didn't love words, I'd be a censor, a redactor of government documents who gets his kicks from defacing them. I love the truth in words. If I didn't, I'd be a politician or still working in marketing. Sounds shaped into words are the basics of spoken language. …
66 and Counting…
I made it. Sixty-six years old! Sixty-six! And counting. So how does it feel? I asked myself that last year. The answer's pretty much the same as then... It feels like when I was younger. You know -- 65, 64...? But a year ago, I hadn't published any novels and here I am, finalizing …
On Acting
Someone pointed out that I never post about my acting. There are a few good reasons... Stage As my mother's Alzheimer's ate away at her over the past few years, I could not commit to a play being staged months in the future. During those years, I daily expected a call requiring urgent travel …
The Price of Fame
Over the past couple of weeks, I've been running an Instafreebie promotion (where science fiction readers sign up to my newsletter and receive a free copy of my novel, "FACES OF JANUS"). Then Google Alerts notified me that the novel was available on a few pirate sites. I checked and found that one site claimed not …
So Where Have I Been?
I took a long break between posts this year. I'm sure you noticed. So where have I been? Among other things, my acting hobby took over for a while with a sudden rush of auditions, resulting in a few days filming ("Toy Gun" and "A Storm In Their Stars"). Audition readings to prepare, lines to …
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 …
Andy McKell, Speculative Fiction Author 
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