My good chum Alex has his first kid's book out - it's called The Talent Thief, and it's a cracking read, and on offer with amazon at the moment, so go and buy it now, to support Cornish writers everywhere. Well, in this case specifically Alex, but I'm hoping the largesse will spill over.
It's great knowing another writer in Cornwall - Alex has done his fair share of kid's telly as well (at one point being considered the 'go to guy' for any series involving animated footballs, which is possibly what made him shout 'aaaargh' and go and write a great spooky thriller for kids instead), so we can have those proper bitchy moaning conversations, where you don't even have to say the whole sentence, just name a well-known production company or producer or actor and hear the groans of recognition and/or hatred. Alex also said to me the immortal words: 'well of course, you can only really get about three and a half hours of good writing in any one day, so there's no need to spend too long fretting about it it'. Yay Alex.
Hello to all the blogging people I met last week, in the whirl of social events that I... whirled through. Sorry, I'm tired. But you were all lovely.
I also had a fabulous dinner with (amongst others) the marketing head of a not-huge, but highly prestigious broadcasting channel who, after a right chat about blogs, looked me in the eye and said 'so have you got a blog then?'
What's this? This thing here, just visible when I look down? Oh look, it's a knife in my heart.
He's just not hip and down with it falmouth stylee, that's why he didn't know about the blue cat massive
ReplyDelete"It's great knowing another writer in Cornwall."
ReplyDeleteI'd be impressed if you just found another reader.
Have you got a blog?
ReplyDeleteI particularly liked the sharp intakes of breath from around the table, as the other diners looked at me pityingly, though also with an edge of eager anticipation to see if I'd crumble from the lack of validation.
ReplyDeleteObviously I just laughed carelessly, then after the tiramasu I stepped outside to have a little cry.
But we love you, James ;-)
ReplyDeleteOn another topic, are you getting a cut from Julian and Stephen's Barclaycard adverts? After all, they do appear to be playing their Green Wing characters... I had to see the ad 3 times before I was convinced it wasn't for the new GW dvd!
'are you getting a cut from Julian and Stephen's Barclaycard adverts?'
ReplyDelete*collapses in hysterical laughter*
God bless you Jane.
Less patronisingly, the answer there is 'no'. I haven't even had anything from the first series DVD yet, bastards etc.
Kalista - apparently it's all the rage now...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.comingsoon.net/news/indietopnews.php?id=16901
"I'd be impressed if you just found another reader."
ReplyDeleteOh, OH!! Okay so I'm no longer actually in Cornwall, but I did grow up there and take exception to that; I'm all the way up to 4c of Peter and Jane.
*looks down* I have one in my heart too, James. Smarts, doesn't it? *sob*
Ton corbeau est dans ma chambre. Est-ce que tu veux récupérer ce corbeau? J'ai pensé que tu avait fini.
ReplyDeleteNo no, you hang onto it until you're finished. Just pop it in a bag and post back when you're done.
ReplyDeleteEpisode 8 of Green Wing 2 went out on cable in Australia last night. They have promised episode 9 for the 29th December. Maybe this will prompt C4 to set a date to show it in the UK before then? Just keeping you updated James, as the writers claim they're always the last to know!
ReplyDeleteGood to know, thanks.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, James, she says that to me all the time.
ReplyDeleteI'm still holding out for some DVDs, and shall compile my uberlist very soon...
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, your blog kind of got a mention in the Guardian yesterday, so not everyone is as out of touch as this marketing bloke. (The fool!) Victoria Pile, I think her name was, and she alluded to the Green Wing bloggers. Marketing bloke (the fool!) was probably burning with shame when he read it. Feel any better?
ReplyDeleteFor the record, the 'marketing bloke' is actually a very lovely and charming laydee, and I'm sure she now reads everyone's blogs assiduously. Even Wyndham's.
ReplyDeleteWell, I guess that's comforting. Even though I did intake-breathe-sharply at that part.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read that part, I mean. Hah.
ReplyDeleteShe was a very nice lady.
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