I’ve just posted the second instalment of my new series. This particular series is called The First Tale, as I’m planning on a whole set of stories set in my fictional city of Vertigo. It’s a whole new challenge writing a weekly serial but it gives me a deadline (and therefore the motivation to write […]
A hand drawn Disney film? It can’t be!
I just posted the first instalment of my new web serial over at my new blog, Tales from Vertigo City. Go follow the blog, or subscribe, and you’ll get a new instalment every week! In other news, I went to see The Princess and the Frog today. I bet you didn’t guess that I’m a Disney fan, […]
Strange things are afoot at the circle K…
Hello, all. Apologies for the absence – many things are afoot in the crazy world of Icy at the moment. I just got engaged to my fabulous other half, I’ve gotten involved with the very excellent Chinese Whisperings project, I’m trying (and succeeding) to keep up with my reading (I’m onto my second book of […]
Valentine’s Day
So, friends, it would appear that yet again, Valentine’s Day has crept among us, ready to suffocate both the single and attached alike under a deluge of tacky presents, cuddly toys and sickly chocolates. I may sound cynical or thoroughly unimpressed by the entire debacle, but for once, it is not because the day simply […]
Why Spinning Is Like Writing
Some of you may know that I’m a keen knitter. Many a story problem has been resolved after I’ve mulled it over during a knitting session, letting my unconscious tackle the issue while my conscious mind focuses on lace or cables. I’ve been knitting for over a year now, and I thoroughly recommend it as […]
Apocalypse
On 5 February, I wrote an entry about the power of books, inspired by The Book of Eli. Today I want to write about something else, inspired by the same film – the post-apocalyptic trend in fiction. Back on 21 January, I wrote an entry about The Road. Films often reflect the world or society […]