One of the main reasons I haven’t written a lot over the past year is because my free time has been taken up with running. I’m the least likely person to do running, or to take up any form of exercise whatsoever. The only exercise I’ve ever needed has been […]

It’s writing but not as we know it…

The preliminary cover for my new book (working title – The Curupiri Elixir) has been uploaded to the cover gallery. Regular readers will know that Curupira is the original home planet of Space’s herald (monikered with the name Kate by that forever-making-up-nicknames MMC Sebastian). We’ve only been there once, and […]

New cover uploaded

Prior to Sherlock, the BBC dabbled with producing Sherlock Holmes back in 2002 and 2004 (one every other year – so only slightly less frequently than Sherlock).  I previously reviewed their 2002 The Hound of the Baskervilles starring Richard Roxburgh and Ian Hart.  Just recently, cable channel “Drama” showed the […]

The Case of the Silk Stocking (2004)

Back in 2002 and 2004, the BBC commissioned two Sherlock Holmes adventures featuring Ian Hart as Dr Watson.  The first, an adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles in 2002 starring Richard Roxburgh.  The second, The Case of the Silk Stocking in 2004 starring Rupert Everett.  I’m not sure why […]

The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002)

After what seems like the wait of eternity, the much anticipated eighth episode from the Phase 2 team was “released” on New Year’s Day.  This one is based on an original 2-part script for the original Star Trek: Phase 2, but tweaked slightly for a single extended episode format.  I […]

STP2: Kitumba

It’s been a little over ten days since NaNoWriMo 2013 ended and it’s now time to put some thought into the ramshackle mess of words that came out of the month. One of my weakest areas of writing, and one that’s even weaker during NaNoWriMo, is character development.  The answer […]

Character profiles

Day +1, word count: 75,053, target: 50,000 It’s December 1st.  NaNoWriMo is officially over. One of the negative things that comes about in November is the occasional article that attempts to dismiss all things NaNoWriMo as just a bunch of people believing they’re bestselling authors based on jotting down random […]

NaNoWriMo 2013, T plus 1 day

Day 25, word count: 65,688, target: 41,667 Since hitting 50,000 words on the 17th, I’ve been determined to continue writing every day of November – my goal here is to hit at least the minimum NaNoWriMo target of 1,667 words every day until the end of the month.  Purpose?  To […]

NaNoWriMo 2013, Day 25

I know NaNoWriMo is the National Novel Writing Month – “National Novel Writing Seventeen Days” wouldn’t fit on the merchandise – but I’ve just exceeded the 50K target words in a little over half the month. It’s all about finding time to write where you can, having the determination to […]

NaNoWriMo in 17 days

NaNoWriMo started slowly for me this year, but I did hit my daily word count on the first day. Yesterday, I surpassed that by getting over 5,000 words written. And on the third day there was life … I mean, 10,508 words. It seemed right to use this year’s NaNoWriMo […]

NaNoWriMo 2013, Day 3.

I received the physical set of The Light at the End yesterday. This is the “deluxe CD” presentation.  It consists of two parts – a solid outer sleeve and an inner hardback book.  Together they’re a little larger than a DVD case but would fit on your shelf of trade […]

The Light at The End, Deluxe CD

The Light at the End encouraged me to seek out Big Finish’s first multi-Doctor story from way back in 1999 and I began listening to the first part of The Sirens of Time last night to see how it compares to their latest multi-Doctor adventure. The following review may contain […]

1. The Sirens of Time