Dear Mr Darcy… Yours, Prince Hamlet
Mr Darcy offers advice to a confused young prince undergoing a traumatic family bereavement.
Gwyneth
Shakespeare returns to The Walking Dead
It’s been two years since I created my first mash-up of William Shakespeare and The Walking Dead; so, as it’s Shakespeare’s birthday today, I thought it was high time I pulled together another one! As mentioned in my last post, I’m convinced that if Shakespeare were alive today he’d be working in television; and The Walking Dead – with its […]
A narrative of first lines
The rationale: I wrote this piece about three years ago, and initially didn’t dare publish it as I was worried I might fall foul of copyright law. However, I like it too much to let it sit in my ‘Miscellaneous Projects’ folder gathering dust, so I’ve decided to publish it with the proviso that, if it turns out I’m breaching […]
Dear Hermia & Helena… Yours, The Lady Éowyn
Our new advice columnists respond to a cry for help from a Rohan shieldmaiden.
Dear Mr Darcy… Yours, Victor Frankenstein
Mr Darcy offers advice to a misguided scientist with serious problems around medical ethics.
Dear Mr Darcy… Yours, White Rabbit
Mr Darcy offers advice to a very stressed rabbit in fear for his life.
Dear Mr Darcy… Yours, Oliver Twist
Mr Darcy offers advice to a young man who wants more out of life.
Dear Mr Darcy… Yours, Humbert Humbert
Mr Darcy offers advice to a certain Humbert Humbert regarding his landlady’s daughter, Lolita.
In defence of fantasy
Fantasy writing often gets a bad press. It’s accused of not being serious literature, providing nothing but escapism, and encouraging us to sit around waiting for a magic resolution to all our problems. I disagree with all of the above. I will declare an interest in the matter: speculative fiction (SF; encompassing many sub-genres including fantasy, sci-fi and, yes, the […]
The Walking Dead vs William Shakespeare
Good writing is good writing, whatever the century. And, as we approach the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, it’s interesting to wonder what Will would be working on if he were alive today. As he had an eye for what was popular, I can’t help but think he’d be working in TV; in particular, I can picture him writing one of my […]