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Monthly Archives: February 2011
On the Shores of Lough Erne
Boarding school offered me few pleasures, and what there were I usually had to create on my own; except maybe fishing, especially at Portora. I enjoyed fishing, and Lough Erne was said to offer some of the best in the … Continue reading
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Superhero – The Movie
A few years ago I had the privilege of shooting a movie with my wife and kids. At the time I had envisioned making a series of such films but didn’t quite get around to it. Now things are different … Continue reading
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Testing the Feed
For some reason the feed seems to be clogged. This is just a test.
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My Dad, on Saudi Arabia (1987)
For some the image of Saudi Arabia may be one of foreboding, where Western culture clashes with strict Islamic law, and to some degree that is true. And yet despite the rules and regulations there was life there. As Roger was so fond of … Continue reading
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Q: What is Over the Hills and Far Away about? A: It’s a memoir of how I got caught in the current of my parents’ desperate attempt to save my brother from himself, how I dealt with the circumstances I … Continue reading
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In 2008 I got back into writing after a decade-long hiatus, and the buzz I felt with my first new short story filled me with a tremendous amount of hope not because the story was particularly good or worthy of … Continue reading
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Marketing to the Masses
The key to success in a commercial venture is marketing – if you can’t sell your product then you don’t have a venture. But how do you reach the market? Well, if you’re selling T&A – high demand “products”, then … Continue reading
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The Broadcasting Year – Portora 1979
(from the Portora magazine 1979) In October, 1978, the school got a new colour television and so the pupils were for the first time able to choose their viewing carefully, where formerly the only set available picked up BBC 1 … Continue reading
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Traditional versus self-publishing
Another tidbit relevant to a recent discussion re: traditional versus self-publishing – I just received a newsletter from Penny C. Sansevieri, editor at Book Marketing Experts, in which she states the following: “The truth about returns: Many of the print-on-demand/self-publishers … Continue reading
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