It seems as if Chinese New Year is off to a flying start already on The Mighty Dragon! The Year of the Pig saw the blog smash through a whopping 50,000 views and I couldn't be more pleased with this progress in one year.
The Mighty Dragon celebrates
Slipping on another’s fingerprint
Over brekkie this morning I decided to check the Facebook feed (1st screen-time resolution of 2019 already broken) and fell upon an interesting Bruce Lee post by Mike Leeder - or should I say Bruce Li, Dragon Lee and Bruce Le post - the Bruce Lee impersonators who, it seems, made a mint after the... Continue Reading →
2019 writing resolutions
In order to keep myself more organised with script-work and The Mighty Dragon website I have started a Bujo - that's a bullet journal to normal folk. How I have not got into this years ago is beyond me - its brilliant! There's plenty of bullet journal videos on YouTube to get you started if... Continue Reading →
The Queenie’s speech – end of year message… The Mighty Dragon
As for me, I started the year nursing a triple broken ankle, but that didn't stop me hobbling round the Great Wall of China, visiting my Great Uncles grave in Bologna or falling into the arms of Jason Momoa later in the year!
Ghosts of Christmas past…
As Christmas draws nearer - it makes you think back on the past, not sure this is something you do more of as you get older, becoming more reflective but I seem to be tripping down memory lane more and more often lately. Who knows. Christmas brings with it fond, warm memories of people you... Continue Reading →
Six months – looking ahead
To be able to write at whim must be a wonderful feeling - to have no other commitments other than to write and create. I envy those writers who have the time and space to play around with ideas and keep pushing the possibilities with characters and tackling decisions on their path.
Like the sound of your own voice?
How does a writer find their own unique writing voice.
Whose film is it? Writer or Director?
I love to catch up with one of my best friend's, Sarah, we had a fabulous meal at The Ivy in London last night and as usual, spoke about films we'd seen. As a BBC film reviewer, Sarah is like an encyclopedia on film, she knows so much about it in all aspects, directors, actors, random... Continue Reading →
Distractions…
The benefits of a social media detox for writers.
Lucky 8’s?
A year ago on the 8th August 2017, I sent 'a rougher than rough' draft of my first Bertie story to Billie, a very patient lady. Littered with typos and not much character tension it didn't have much going for it, but I wanted to show a glimpse of Bertie's world, a raw Bertie. The... Continue Reading →
Final thoughts aged 45…
Thoughts on my birthday eve I watched a programme a few years back about ageing and the positive effects on someone's life - which was quite refreshing seeing that you normally just hear the downsides. This programme affected me quite a bit especially seeing someone skydiving in their 90s! Much respect to them. That with... Continue Reading →
What’s the most important thing about your story?
Research! Why? Isn't that spending hours trawling through the internet, or your head endlessly stuck in books? Nope, not for me! It's the chance to pack my bags and get flying to another fabulous location - with the next stop....Venice! I won't go into the reasons why research is important (that should be damn obvious)... Continue Reading →