Too Many Ideas - Posts Tagged ‘Writing’
Coincidences
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007Really early on in writing my Noir Fairy Tail I decided to make the main character a former soldier. For a bit of colour in his background I decided on the unit he served with and a couple of operations he had been involved in. I’ve just finished reading Chandler’s The Long Goodbye (a good […]
No Good Plan Survives Sunday
Sunday, May 20th, 2007After the usual Saturday yesterday of shopping and housework I had planned to split my time between wxPython in Action and writing. Well I did open the book at about eight PM and after getting wx running again and working through a few other bits and pieces it got shut. I do think that with […]
Finishing writing my TT for th…
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007Finishing writing my TT for this week.
Thursday Thirteen #8
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007Thirteen Things images that Mark Caldwell has made to use to brighten up the sidebar on his site impworks so which one’s do you like? (and I’ll not be offended if you just leave the numbers) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. […]
Thursday Thirteen #7
Thursday, April 26th, 2007Thirteen Things I have about my person… Keys: I used to have a huge bunch of keys and pocket tools when I worked as a projectionist/tech crew at University. Now I’ve got a few house keys and a lot fewer holes in my pockets. Wallet: Need somewhere to keep #3, #9. #10 and #12. Plus […]
Thursday Thirteen #6
Thursday, April 19th, 2007Thirteen Things about Little Dragon the hero in the novel I’m writing. He’s a 1950s private detective who is trying to find the missing daughter of a wealth shipping magnate who has gone missing, in a story book world. Unable to eat anything while there because consuming food or drink will trap him in the […]
Thursday Thirteen #4
Thursday, April 5th, 2007Thirteen Things Reference Books I most use when writing stories (with Amazon links for more information where I could find the book listed) Roget’s Thesaurus: I’ve yet to find a better thesaurus than the one that has evolved through Longman to Penguin. The Story of Western Architecture: More about the history of the development of […]
300
Friday, March 30th, 2007Went to see 300 a couple of days ago. I enjoyed it and was surprised because it was less styalised than I’d expected from some of the reviews I’d read. It’s success shows Gladiator wasn’t a one off revival of the epic. I did find it a little uncomfortable in places with the violence a […]
Thursday Thirteen #2
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007Thirteen Things about Mark’s graphical workflow… 1. Vue 6 Infinite: for creating landscapes and producing 3d images. 2. Poser 7: to create characters that I use in Vue. 3. Paint Shop Pro 7: for post work and texture making. 4. Expression 3: for creating vector art, post processing and texture making. 5. Serif Page Plus […]
The Futures Orange; the Futures a Distopian Red Tape Filled Hell Hole
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007Well Orange it would appear don’t like losing customers. They don’t mind not providing a service. They have no problem with rubbish tech support. They don’t like letting go though. I’ve just tried, again, to cancel the broadband contract I had with them. The first time I couldn’t do it till I’d transferred my service. […]