Category Archives: Writing

REVIEW: TERMINATOR GENISYS. HELL YES. ALLCAPS

Posted on June 29, 2015 by D.R.Sylvester

So I went to see an early screening of Terminator Genisys. I don’t normally get to the movies on a Monday night, but as an afficionado of ballsy Austrian folklores and a devoted Arnocorps rescue team member (fan), I thought … Continue reading →

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Awkward Author Photo Contest, and oh the fun we had…

Posted on June 27, 2015 by D.R.Sylvester

So, Chuck Wendig put out the call for people to compete with their awkwardest “Author Photos,” – those ever-so-slightly iffy examples of the vanity photographer’s art that adorn the inside covers of all your favourite novels… the tilted hat, the … Continue reading →

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Priorities, and Mucking About with my Inherited Fourbie’

Posted on June 23, 2015 by D.R.Sylvester

SO, I haven’t blogged in donkey’s years, and this is almost entirely down to the advice of my mum. I know, strange right? That a person’s own mother would advise them NOT to blog. Weeeell, this was actually some pretty stellar … Continue reading →

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Mad Max: Fury Road – what a lovely film…

Posted on May 22, 2015 by D.R.Sylvester

Like many people, I had my socks rocked by the epicosity that is Mad Max: Fury Road. This post will be mainly about my thoughts on the film, so I’ll put all the non- Mad Max, nonspoiler stuff at the … Continue reading →

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Writing Over the Seas

Posted on May 18, 2015 by D.R.Sylvester

I’ve always loved flicks like the Mummy, or Indiana Jones, that step well outside the western world and off the beaten track. Reading has taken me through myriad exotic locales, especially in books by Matthew Riley (that launched me on … Continue reading →

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Why to Write In the Moment, and Learning from My Hang Over

Posted on May 2, 2015 by D.R.Sylvester

You’ve done things in your life, you champion, you. You might have had a fight, or given birth, maybe crashed a car. You’ve maybe even done a gig in a chicken-burger suit outside a McBurger-Joint. The memories fade pretty quickly as … Continue reading →

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Three Act Structure, and why my second act might be the problem…

Posted on April 30, 2015 by D.R.Sylvester

So a few months back my alpha reader (hi mum!) had a look over the first sixteen chapters or so, and told me some things. The first 9 chapters or so were great, but then it started to… nothing. It … Continue reading →

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Put the pen down…

Posted on April 28, 2015 by D.R.Sylvester

FOREWORD: This is a post I actually saved as a draft on my phone more than half a year ago, but never got around to posting. I was expecting the arrival of my daughter at the time, and had just … Continue reading →

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Writing Treasure Hunt – Initiating hanky panky. Wow, awkward.

Posted on April 26, 2015 by D.R.Sylvester

This here Writing Treasure Hunt is going to be a recurring segment, where I find hidden (writing-related) booty to plunder, and share it with ye. Yarrrrr! On the subject of booty, the treasure I’ve unearthed this time around is about, well, just that. … Continue reading →

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Writing on iPad, strangely satisfying

Posted on April 20, 2015 by D.R.Sylvester

Sooo, I bought an iPad for purposes of Facetime with the (currently overseas) wife and kid. Yes, I know there’s Skype, but my family seem to find Facetime simpler. Anyway, since I’ve got the thing I decided to see if Pages … Continue reading →

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