Not!

Written By has a great piece on what not to do in the writer's room. I have to say, I've done some of them and survived. Maybe that's just Africa for you.

Quick Response from The Commander

"Great question. I'll tackle it in the next few days. OK to use your name or would you rather stay anonymous?"

Commander Shears

I note that he also recommends this little exercise in filmographic numerology.

Great Writing vs Great Ideas

Here's a Hollywood insider who speaks a lot of sense: Kill Him. Very encouraging for those of us with a healthy opionion of our own talent. But is there a way in, if you don't live in LA? I'll have to ask. Watch this space.

Big John, he back

John Perlman, the voice of intelligent South Africa, is back on the radio for the first time since the SABC effectively fired him for honesty. The show starts at 6pm, Monday, June 4th. First guest: presidential hopeful, Tokyo Sexwale. Will Tokyo save us from falling into the chasm between Mt Zuma and Mt Mbeki? You can, theoretically, listen online at www.kayafm.co.za.

Know Thy Place

This blog is ranked 3,336,243 in the world. I’d better keep posting. One doesn’t want to go slipping down the rankings.

Testing Technorati

It's always nice to know if anyone's interested, and I'm just testing Technorati's ability to find out: Technorati Profile At present, it seems, no one is. Ah well, what the hell, sang McWatt.

And the Dead Watch Over Us

I’ve had a gap in the money work over the last few days and am struggling to pick up the threads on the book I’m writing, And The Dead Watch Over Us. It’s narrative faction, autobiography as novel, written in a third person omniscient point of view with all the problems and advantages that entails. You can see some responses from readers world wide here.