Tag: On Writing

    • Monday 20th April 2026

      Greetings from the edge, Still spelunking my way through On Writing by Stephen King. There is so much good information in there, and I am well aware that drip-feeding what I have learned is a bit like describing Dracula as “a bit influential” or saying Seventh Son of a Seventh Son is “quite good”. Simply…

    • Saturday 18th April 2026

      Greetings from the edge, Stick a fork in me, I’m done. The article comparing the novel The Silence of the Lambs to the film is now live. It’s proofread, formatted, posted, and unleashed upon the unsuspecting public. You should check it out. I’m currently working on the first in what I hope will be a…

    • Friday 17th April 2026

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      Greetings from the edge, I’ve been a busy bee. I now have about half of the Silence of the Lambs article written, and I’m still ploughing my way through On Writing. At this point, it feels less like a craft book and more like Stephen King is sitting on the other side of your desk,…

    • Thursday 16th April 2026

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      Greetings from the edge, Deep into On Writing right now. Don’t get me wrong, I’m thoroughly enjoying The Three-Body Problem, which insistently is not about the problems that arise from needing to dispose of three cadavers, and I’m also really enjoying the alien-eye view of human jingoism and bloodthirsty expansionism in The Word for World…

    • Wednesday 15th April 2026

      Greetings from the edge, I got some last-minute feedback on The Bone Garden, so I’m thinking about reworking it in a few places. The main thing I keep hearing is that readers want more of it. That suggests there may be more story there than the format of a long short story can comfortably hold.…

    • Tuesday 14th April 2026

      Greetings from the edge, Well, here we go, I guess. I’m reading On Writing, and the ineffable Stephen King is very clear: if you want to be a writer, you need to do two things. Read a lot and write a lot. He recommends applying arse to chair, hands to keyboard, and not stopping until…