Category: Writing
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Literary adaptations don’t have to be a disappointment to fans of the book
Literary adaptations have always been a major source of material for the film and television industry. In the early days of cinema the first feature films drew on the classics and popular fiction of the time. Alice in Wonderland, Robinson Crusoe and Sherlock Holmes all came to the silent screen in the early 1900s. The…
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How I made the book trailer video for Crossing Live
On my last trip to Brisbane in 2019 I stayed for a few nights near Roland’s Park. I couldn’t resist taking another look at it and this time remembered to shoot a few short video segments that formed the basis of a book trailer video. Things have changed a little since Roland’s time. Crossing Live…
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Jerome K Jerome one of many authors with a passion for cycling
On a walk through Ewelme last weekend I passed the grave of Jerome K Jerome. Jerome is best known for Three men in a boat which has never been out of print since publication in 1889. He also wrote Three men on the bummel, which follows the same three characters from the boat book as…
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James Sadler the first English aeronaut
I was walking along Dead Man’s Walk the other day when I came across a plaque commemorating James Sadler, the first English aeronaut. I’m just going to wind back a little to the beginning of that sentence. Dead Man’s Walk – what a fantastic name! And an intriguing location. You’d be hard pressed to come…
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The quarry scene from Crossing Live
The image below shows the setting for the quarry scene in my novel, Crossing Live. I found it in my camera roll from last year’s trip to Australia. It’s not exactly a standard tourist image from the land down under. In fact, it’s guaranteed never, ever to feature in any Tourism Australia poster. But I…