Tag: Stephen King

    • Tuesday 21st April 2026

      Greetings from the edge. Been digging through some old short fiction that has been mouldering in my lowest, darkest desk drawer, and, as it turns out, there is a very good reason I never came back to them.  I mean, I stand by the central ideas for some of them, but out of a dozen,…

    • 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…

    • Sunday 19th April 2026

      Greetings from the edge, It strikes me, dear reader, that I have been exceptionally lucky when it comes to books. I have never read a truly awful one. I’m not just saying that as a mediocre writer trying to defend his brethren, although I am doing that as well. I think every single thing ever…

    • 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…

    • 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…

    • Saturday 11th April 2026

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      Greetings from the edge, I finished 10 Horror Movies That Get Scarier the More You Think About Them late last night, but then got distracted by the return of Artemis II, so I ended up posting the article this morning instead. It’s live right now, and you should absolutely check it out. I’ve now finished…