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Tales from the Sofa: A Legendary Time
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Tales from the Sofa. Saturday, 23 May 2015. This is a short story inspired by the song . I Am Legend . By Loved Up Les. And in memory of my Uncle, A.W.S, a legend in his time. 8220;Come on, we’ve got to go.” I heard a voice calling through the mist. Narrowing my eyes against the head lights of the vehicle facing me, I could make out a shadow waving at me. I approached him cautiously. “Come on, Jack, everyone’s waiting.”. 8220;Quit playing around, Jack, come on it’s time to go.”. 8220;Quit messing around,...
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Tales from the Sofa: Sometimes I just really hate people
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Tales from the Sofa. Saturday, 21 March 2015. Sometimes I just really hate people. A few weeks ago I published a blog post that moved (by moved, I mean annoyed/disgusted) someone so much that they felt compelled to comment on what a horrible, misanthropic view I had of the world.*. In my day job, I work with a lot of charities and community groups. My own business is a social enterprise so, despite my outwardly misanthropic stance, I actually do care something about the human race and my fellow man.
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Mike Scott Thomson: The Inadvertent Playwright
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Spoken words fly away, written words remain." This is my blog about writing. Or not writing. See my main site at www.mikescottthomson.com. Friday, March 8, 2013. Last weekend I finally got around to watching Cloud Atlas. But what I was really looking forward to, much like I do every time I see a film based on a book I’ve read, is to see the director’s - and the actors’ - own interpretations. You can read my original blog about it here. Or my guest post for them about the background to the story here.
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Tales from the Sofa: December 2014
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Tales from the Sofa. Friday, 19 December 2014. Video: How do you name your characters? I don’t really have a set plan for naming characters, it’s quite often the first name that pops into my head. I tend to favour names that can be affectionately shortened, and I regularly name them after people I know. My sister pointed out that I’d named two characters after my parents, which hadn’t been intentional, but it’s now become my thing that I name background characters after my parents. Technology and communi...
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Tales from the Sofa: November 2014
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Tales from the Sofa. Sunday, 30 November 2014. Blog Tour Book Blitz. I’ve been really busy at work recently and while my writing and promoting Inspired is always in the back of my mind, my day job has to come first because it’s the thing that puts food on the table. I launched a Kickstarter campaign. This week for a new venture so I’ve been preoccupied with making my campaign video and writing press releases. So where has that left Inspired by Night, or my current work in progress? My blog tour is taking...
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Mike Scott Thomson: September 2012
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Spoken words fly away, written words remain." This is my blog about writing. Or not writing. See my main site at www.mikescottthomson.com. Wednesday, September 12, 2012. Short Stories - Reading, Writing, Submitting. Think makes a good short story, as opposed to another editor/judge? Yet, another anthology I’ve been reading (namely, "Stories", edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio) worked to the brief that each story should make the reader ask themselves "And then what happened? To my mind this implies...
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Tales from the Sofa: Determining the value of writing
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Tales from the Sofa. Wednesday, 15 April 2015. Determining the value of writing. I wrote a post a few months ago about the changing face of publishing. Although my experience is very limited, it didn’t take long before I realised that the dream I’d had of getting a publishing deal was based on a bit of a myth really, much like getting a record deal for a musician. I was so excited when I got my publishing deal for Inspired By Night. I thought I’d made it. I did! See, this guy is living the dream! Turns o...
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Tales from the Sofa: February 2015
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Tales from the Sofa. Thursday, 19 February 2015. Please Love Me Too. A short story inspired by the song “I Say A Little Prayer.”. He was smiling at me, his long eyelashes made his blue eyes sparkle a small smile was playing over his lips as his face filled my vision moving closer towards me. I lifted my face to meet his as he pushed his lips out, I close my eyes and waited for his mouth to meet mine. 8220;Eric.”. 8220;Please let today be the day that he notices me, please” I whispered. 8221; My friend, J...
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Tales from the Sofa: January 2015
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Tales from the Sofa. Saturday, 10 January 2015. Awesome lady: Danielle Austen. My fellow Xcite author, Danielle Austen, took me under her wing and gave me a heads up as to what to expect when I was preparing for my first novel to be published and we’ve stayed in touch ever since. Turns out we’ve got a lot more in common than just our publishing company. So meet fellow nerd, Dannielle…. I completely understand picturing Derren Brown! What’s your favourite video game? Have you always wanted to be an author?
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Tales from the Sofa: August 2014
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Tales from the Sofa. Saturday, 30 August 2014. Whats Good To Do. The first review of Inspired by Night has been posted on whatsgoodtodo.co.uk. I’m really quite overwhelmed by the five star rating and the lovely write up made me cry! Read the review here. What's Good To Do. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. This actually happened in real life...