Tag: writing
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Maud Newton Spotted in Noir Streetscape and She’s Ready for Her Close-Up
Since Maud Newton recently “resurfaced” on Facebook, I thought I would repost this article that originally appeared here at Bill Ectric’s Place on June 7, 2009. Maud Newton Soars Narrative Magazine has an excerpt from Maud Newton’s novel and it is top notch! A combination of light-hearted snark and Poe-like dark, which is exactly what…
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Ghostly Influences
Writing for Nightmare Magazine, John Langan discusses the influence of Shirley Jackson on horror writers like Stephen King, Paul Tremblay, and others. Here are some excerpts from Langan’s essay: One novel does not a profound and lasting influence prove. However, there are others. Stephen King, for instance, has returned to Jackson’s work throughout his long…
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A Sci-Fi Screenplay Written by Artificial Intelligence
Here’s an intriguing article about a screenplay written by a computer. I found this at ARS Technica. Knowing that an AI wrote Sunspring makes the movie more fun to watch, especially once you know how the cast and crew put it together. Director Oscar Sharp made the movie for Sci-Fi London, an annual film festival…
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Psycho-geographic Impressionism
Psychogeography was defined in 1955 by Guy Debord as “the study of the precise laws and specific effects of the geographical environment, consciously organized or not, on the emotions and behavior of individuals.” – from Introduction to a Critique of Urban Geograhy, 1955 From Burrow Press, an interview with Tim Gilmore by Hurley Winkler: Before…
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Will Self Writes in the Morning
Again, someone who recommends writing in the morning. I’ve only written in the morning twice. Both times were to record lucid dreams before I forgot them. I keep saying I’m going to try it for my fiction writing. Maybe tomorrow. From The Guardian: When I’m working on a novel I type the initial draft first thing…
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Contemporary Reviews of Bram Stoker’s Dracula
I’ve been perusing and enjoying The Bela Lugosi Blog all afternoon. I just discovered it today and highly recommend it to anyone interested in Bela Lugosi, Dracula, horror films, or film and television in general. Here are some reviews written about Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula, when it was first published in the UK in 1897…
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Interview With Steve Aylett
This interview first appeared on Literary Kicks, May 26, 2006 Postmodern novelist Steve Aylett was born in 1967 in the Bromley Borough of London, England. His first book, The Crime Studio, was published in 1994, and his later works include Bigot Hall, Slaughtermatic and his most recent tour de force, Lint. Aylett’s work has been…
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no absolute future: Bruce Sterling interviewed by Rachel Haywire
I’ve found an interesting new internet presence. Trigger Warning is a California LLC that was started in 2015 by Rachel Haywire of INSTED. It is a new media entity that houses a unique network of writers, artists, journalists, and cultural innovators; offering a provocative alternative to the liberal paradigm of our current media narrative. It…