It was the 145th anniversary of the death of Charles Dickens this year, and while much has been written about his life and work, we can still learn a lot from his methods. His depiction of a supposedly-fictional London was so realistic – he clearly drew a lot from how people lived in worked in Victorian […]
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“Write What You Know” Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does
If you’ve ever read anything about writing, chances are that at some stage you’ll have encountered the maxim that you should ‘write what you know’. It’s at this point that some writers will throw up their hands and declare that nothing interesting ever happens to them, so what can they possibly write about? It can […]
An App Guide to Editing Photos
Images have become one of the most common currencies of the internet, and with smartphone cameras able to at least match most point-and-shoot cameras, there’s really no excuse for having poor photos online! While you can find good quality free stock imagery on sites like Wikimedia Commons and Free Images, at least you can guarantee […]
7 Gothic Characters Penny Dreadful Could Consider
I finally managed to watch the finale of Penny Dreadful season two last night, and my, Rory Kinnear certainly knows how to wring every last drop of nuance out of Frankenstein’s Creature, doesn’t he? I’ve certainly enjoyed the second season more than the first, and according to Den of Geek, writer John Logan has hinted that […]
Put the ‘social’ back into social media
We hear daily news stories about the ‘evils’ of using the internet, whether it’s sick adults grooming children, trolls jumping on anything they can to provoke a reaction, or those being recruited to fundamentalist causes. That said, social media can also be a brilliant place, connecting like-minded individuals, raising awareness about issues, spreading news stories that […]
The Appeal of Leadenhall Market
I was down in London for a swift break at the weekend, and as I found myself in the City late on Friday, I figured I’d take a short detour via Leadenhall Market to take some more photos. It’s a magnificent structure and I sometimes feel like it’s one of those places you’d walk past […]
