Other Writing

Besides the blog, there are these sometimes published articles and essays, sometimes about screenwriting.

RETURN TO KAIMAI (2020, Bullshooter)
One writer’s return to the Kaimai Range.

FUN IN WHANGANUI (2020, Bullshooter)
One writer’s dirty weekend in Whanganui.

KAIMAI WARM UP (2018, Bullshooter)
One writer’s day on the Kaimai Range.

DOUBLE TAP (2018, Bullshooter)
One writer’s return to a first love.

HARD AND FAST (2017, Bullshooter)
One writer tries a new discipline on the national stage.

MARCH MADNESS (2017, Bullshooter)
One writer’s busy month.

MY FIRST .45 (2017)
One writer’s exploration of the tension between considered research and impulse buying.

THE ROAD TO THE WORLDS (2016, Bullshooter)
One writer’s journey of self-discovery on a world stage.

THE ROAD TO THE NORTH ISLAND CHAMPS (2015, Bullshooer)
One writer’s journey of self-discovery at a regional level.

THE THAMES VALLEY SUPER LEAGUE (2015, Bullshooter)
One writer’s first away competition.

HARD SELL (2008, The Pitch Engine)
One writer’s handwringing about pitching.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DO BETTER (2007, The Pitch Engine)
A diatribe – and whoa! some suggestions! – about bad story-telling.

A BLESSED WARM BLOG (2007, The Pitch Engine)
A heartwarming tale about avoiding writing.

FEATURE FILM VIRGIN (2006, WriteUp)
A soft-focussed and unreliable reminiscence of an ultra-no-budget feature production.

WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (2006)
A fictionalised exchange of emails on a writer-for-hire gig.

KIMBO (2005)
Big, dumb, ridiculous fun. Used as a prop in some reality programme prank.

ON BECOMING A SCREENWRITER (2005, WriteUp)