In 1949, Alan Napier starred as Sherlock Holmes in The Speckled Band.  Yes, this is that Alan Napier, the one who assisted Adam West’s Batman as his butler Alfred Pennyworth, but you can rest assured that he doesn’t need help from a man in a rodent mask to solve this […]

The Speckled Band (1949)

The Copper Beeches (1912), starring Georges Treville as Sherlock Holmes, is a silent short.  Treville apparently played Holmes in eight adventures, all but one of which are lost.  The last of these adventures, The Copper Beeches, can be found on www.archive.org.  These short films were apparently the first that were […]

The Copper Beeches (1912)

Sherlock Holmes Returns is one of those stories in which Holmes manages to bring himself into the modern age, without requiring any of the “reboot/reimaging” that tends to happen today. This wasn’t the first time this had happened.  Just six years earlier, the TVM entitled The Return of Sherlock Holmes […]

Sherlock Holmes Returns (1993)

Doing a bit of browsing last night, I discovered that someone has uploaded the Tom Baker Sherlock Holmes adventure, The Hound of The Baskervilles, to YouTube.  I’ve wanted to see Tom Baker’s take on the role for many years, so I’ve downloaded them to watch.  Although the primary note of this production is that […]

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982)

I’ve just received my latest prints of Clipped Wings and The Abandoned with their newer covers.  The covers are a little bit rough at the moment, but they’re better than the old versions.

New Book Photos

Due to lack of time, I’ve been unable to write any more words for the last three days and I don’t see that changing much for the next three. So, for now, I’ve validated my wordcount on the NaNoWriMo website.  It counts me over 100 words less, so it’s good […]

NaNo Day 25

Another difficult scene to write today, but it turned out okay for a first draft. Another >4,000 words and more than 20,000 over target.  Everyone’s regrouping for the climax now.  Almost time for the denouement before the final showdown.  This is the end of the two-parter before the trilogy begins, […]

NaNo Day 22

Writing an otherworldly scene without making it sounds convoluted and clichéd is one of the toughest tasks of my stories, but it’s a necessary evil from time to time.  It’s something that’s been missing from these early stories for far too long. Today’s almost 3,000 words all contributed to a […]

NaNo Day 21

Almost 6,000 words today ensured that I blasted the NaNoWriMo’s 50,000 words well out of the water. I hadn’t planned to write so much so quickly this year, having done the whole “over achievers” bit last year.  However, now everything’s coming together and the story’s heading into its final reel.  […]

NaNo Day 20

Unlike yesterday’s struggle to hit target, today I exceeded 5,000 words for the first time this month.  I’m now well over 10,000 words in front and I could complete the 50,000 as soon as tomorrow. Today consisted of two scenes – one involving plot progression on the rebellion, and the […]

NaNo Day 19

I was in danger of making a blog post here about zero words on today’s wordcount, but another eleventh hour session has almost got me to 40,000 words. The scene is another pivotal one, but it’s a bit of a talky.  Quite a challenge to have so many characters in […]

NaNo Day 18

It’s been quite a good day for wordcount today.  Almost 4.5K – most of which sees our heroes making their way down (yet another) tunnel and cavern maze, facing giant-toothed creatures and other dangers.  It’s treacherous down there!  How much further do they need to go? Isn’t it odd how […]

NaNo Day 17