I'm not usually one for formal New Year's Resolutions, but since everyone else was doing it, it seemed almost rude not to. I'd be telling fibs if I said I had a list drawn up, or a concrete plan for change, but there are a few things I think I should address in 2018. First:… Continue reading [insert pithy title here]
Tag: rambling
Lessons learned from being 20-something
I turned 30 a few weeks ago. It doesn't actually feel any different from being 29. Or 27. Or 25, which I think is where I stopped counting in my head. I felt no fearful anticipation at hitting this milestone, no existential terror, though I know a great many 20-somethings do. If anything, it was… Continue reading Lessons learned from being 20-something
Tidy house, tidy mind – but not for me
A recent study published in Psychological Science revealed that environmental disorder - aka 'mess and clutter' - could actually aid the creative process. Reading this was something of an epiphany for me. Modern wisdom is full of the idea that we ought to declutter our lives - that hanging on to possessions and memories and… Continue reading Tidy house, tidy mind – but not for me
Inspiration
Going from 'inspiration' to 'story' is kind of like setting out on a voyage without knowing how you'll get there, or where exactly you're going. Some people think of this process as something organic - a plant growing from seed, for example. I think it's more like a flow chart, or some kind of weird… Continue reading Inspiration
in which I ramble incoherently about how much I loved Mad Max: Fury Road
I've always had a fondness for the Mad Max films. I love the desertpunk vibe, the sheer anarchy and chaos of them, how gleefully over-the-top it all is. I love the post-apocalyptic setting and the subtle deconstruction of certain political ideologies. Mad Max: Fury Road was everything I hoped it'd be and more. (Spoilers abound!)… Continue reading in which I ramble incoherently about how much I loved Mad Max: Fury Road
‘one-hit wonder’
I'm not sure if this is a common fear among writers who are just starting out, or whether it's just neurosis on my part (and I am always completely willing to accept the latter possibility) But when you write something, and it's well-received - far better received than you were ever expecting it to be… Continue reading ‘one-hit wonder’
Farsickness
'Wanderlust' is such a well-recognised word that it might as well have been adopted as a piece of honorary English vocabulary - it's one of those delightful German words that means exactly what it sounds like. Recently, I've been introduced to a new word - also German, that most efficient of languages - that perhaps… Continue reading Farsickness
I do like to be beside the seaside
A bit of my heart belongs by the sea. I can't explain why this is. I was born and raised in Elephant and Castle, where the closest thing to the seaside experience is the nasal squawk of seagulls fighting over the remnants of a Perfect Fried Chicken box meal. Childhood trips to the seaside feature… Continue reading I do like to be beside the seaside
Dispatches from the Sinister Room 