The results of the Alibi/Theakstons crime story were (eventually) announced this morning. Was I one of the chosen ones? No. Will I get more people to read my story than any of these people? Yes. Apply some pressure to the graphic on the left there and it's all yours. I'd give up on entering any of these comps but the deadlines are really useful for getting me to finish things.
Taking a superficial glance over the three shortlisted tales, one of them looks pretty good and two of them look... well, just OK. That's not rotten apples at all, just the truth. One of them seems to have taken half of the entire allowed word count and used 'fuck' like it's going out of fashion. Do you know how hard it was not to use it at all! No - you have no fucking idea at all...
Anyway, congratulations to whoever the winner will be at the end - I've lost interest now and am only concerned with getting Shouting and Pointing in front of as many people as I can. See you on the other side guys...
This week has also seen some in-roads into a couple of new projects. The first is a "proper" children's book (as opposed to a book that I would normally write to scare them), that I'll hopefully be working on with Emma. It's an absolute mess of ideas at the moment, so the rest of the week will be spent tidying the damn thing up until it finally looks like something workable. I'm toying with the idea that I might have to work under a pseudonym for this one... and no, before anybody pitches in, I don't need any help on that front. I'm talking to you Johnson!
The Green Children is also powering away at being very cool. I'm probably miles away from finishing it though. The deeper I get into its forest, the more I have to go back and rewrite. Such is the nature of screenwriting I guess.
I've also remembered that I said I'd publish I,Wendigo in its entirety today, so you can now grab that as well over at the digital store - or just click on the graphic 'over there'.
What else have I found? Well, there's these two great Doctor Who posters. I have no idea where they came from but if the owner happens to pass by, let me know. Be only to happy to give you a big smile and buy you a chocolate bar.
Currently listening to: Crash Karma
Currenly reading: Pretty Monsters - Kelly Link
Currently watching: Time slip away
