Category Archives: Writing

The Tyranny of Boxsets

Posted on Jun 2, 2015 by MartinLindsay

I finally caught up on some tv series recently, allowing entry into that blissful state where the merest risk of spoilers no longer requires running out of the room with ears covered. It lasted all of a week or two … Continue reading →

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49

Posted on Nov 28, 2014 by MartinLindsay

It’s been an interesting past week, having entered and been short-listed in the Australian Writer’s Centre inaugural 49-word short story competition here in Perth. Their publicity arm is certainly active, with this article in last weekend’s Sunday Times covering the … Continue reading →

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The things you find on youtube

Posted on Sep 29, 2014 by MartinLindsay

Back in the midsts of time, I did a few scriptwriting modules at uni. Some of the short film assignments were handed over to the film-making students for their term projects. Apparently one of mine got a gueurnsey, with an … Continue reading →

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Developments

Posted on Sep 17, 2014 by MartinLindsay

Ah yes, that regular blogging thing… Well, stuff has been happening. The 10 minute plays at Eltham Theatre was a success, and they very kindly sent me a DVD of the performances and various other mementos. I’ll endeavour to wrangle … Continue reading →

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Dictation tools

Posted on Mar 17, 2014 by MartinLindsay

There’s something about writing by hand that works better for me than ploinking away at a keyboard. You can take a pen and pad anywhere, without looking like a hipster sporting a laptop in coffee shops. My mind thinks just … Continue reading →

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Timed Writing

Posted on Jul 24, 2013 by MartinLindsay

Back in my more carefree years, I was looking to get my writing into gear. Plenty of ideas, but idleness and writing pretentious songs on my guitar tended to come first. Hearing of authors pumping out thousand of words a … Continue reading →

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