The Romance Of Sadness
When I teach, especially people around the university age, there is a romance about the lifestyle of being a writer. A lot of these...
How To Be Radical
Yesterday there was an article in the Stage about being radical and not pandering to an establishment. A director, and friend, I really...
Lozza Fox and Why He's A Useful Cunt For Theatre
A few days ago I called Lozza Fox a cunt on twitter. I have no regrets. A passing comment on a friends comment I thought very little...
Awards, Lists and The Point Of Celebration.. Towards Celebration Away From "Best"
A few days ago the BAFTA list came out and there has been, quite rightly, a response to them about the "best film" nominations being from...
"Wouldn't Do That In Real Life" and "X As They Are"
A few days ago a tweet emerged from a writer about the Netflix show The Witcher. It went like this "To be fair, in context, I was saying...
Little Women
I've just seen Greta Gerwigs Little Women. I hadn't, previously, read the book; in fact I knew so little about it I assumed it was in the...
Excellence & Relevance: Demanding Change
I've just read an Article by a woman called Helen Lewis who I don't know. I didn't like it really but that's besides the point; I'm using...
The 10s and Making Your Own Criteria of Success
I wanted to take a moment to write a little bit about the 10s. My first 8 years as a professional writer. There's been a movement on...