When I spent a few years reading slush pile manuscripts for a small publisher, I started to realise that the manuscripts which failed to engage … Read more
Author, screenwriter, general miscreant
Russel D McLean Posts
Another week, another round up of my reads and views of late. The reading was a little light this week due to editing work taking … Read more
If you followed me on Twitter/X/Whatever the hell that is now, you’ll know that I’ll usually put up what I’m watching or reading with a … Read more
Writing — writing fiction especially — is a strange business. We are, in essence, magicians, convincing people that something that is patently unreal is actually … Read more
There’s a quote I saw recently, attributed to the movie critic, Roger Ebert, that goes, “for me, the movies are like a machine that generates … Read more
At some point this week (26 June – 2 July) I’m turning another year older. Yes, more (or is it less?) grey hairs, some deeper … Read more
