Each one of us came to writing because we fell in love with it. As we know, like all relationships the course of true love doesn’t always run smoothly in writing, presenting us with obstacles and hurdles that sometimes test us. But for all that,...
Each one of us came to writing because we fell in love with it. As we know, like all relationships the course of true love doesn’t always run smoothly in writing, presenting us with obstacles and hurdles that sometimes test us. But for all that,...
Reflecting on the qualities that give cinema its power, filmmaker Akira Kurosawa once explained (to his interviewer, the Japanesecinema scholar, Donald Richie) that every film asks the following question: ‘If I think about it, the only...
Reflecting on the qualities that give cinema its power, filmmaker Akira Kurosawa once explained (to his interviewer, the Japanesecinema scholar, Donald Richie) that every film asks the following question: ‘If I think about it, the only...
Here’s an exercise that you might find useful: write a paragraph of 500 words that summarises your story and that makes its genre aspect a focal point, explaining why the genre is so effective. This kind of paragraph might feel a bit dry but...
‘Immense glaciers approached the road; I heard the rumbling thunder of the falling avalanche… Mont Blanc… raised itself… and its tremendous dome overlooked the valley.’ Mountains have a timeless quality, and this could easily be an...
