A Chameleon’s Eye-View
Revision is like putting on layers of gesso, making the piece ever smoother. But there comes a point when you cannot let something pass, thinking, 'I'll catch that next time.'…
The King’s Speech – plot, theme and Muse
We went to the pictures the other day for the first time since Slumdog Millionaire, entering with some trepidation, wondering if our eardrums would survive. But we reckoned that going…
Mummy, is it true?
There is so much to discuss on the topic of truth and accuracy in historical fiction that I hardly know where to begin. Let's start with this article in The…
Mind-mapping
There are two approaches to plotting or structure. I think of them as 'male' and 'female' although not all men go the male route, or women the female route. But…