Tag Archives: Scotland

Writing for Site-Specific Theatre

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Jules Horne

I’d always wanted to collaborate on a site-specific piece, and when Nutshell’s director Kate Nelson asked me to write a play for her allotment for the Edinburgh Fringe, I jumped. Partly in excitement, partly in terror. Terror because we’d be … Continue reading →

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Playing with words and music

Posted on February 11, 2011 by admin

  Write a play with songs, for a cast of four actor-musicians – that was the brief from Penrith’s rural touring company, Quondam. I’d only written one song lyric in my life, and loved it! So I was kicking keen … Continue reading →

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THE CRAFT OF FICTION: HOW TO BECOME A NOVELIST

Posted on January 11, 2011 by admin

The Craft of Fiction: How to become a novelist by Jonathan Falla I’ve been a professional author for thirty years, writing film and stage drama, three published novels, short stories and essays. The Craft of Fiction grew out of the … Continue reading →

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Chris Powici, editor of Northwords Now

Posted on January 11, 2011 by admin

I’m two issues into editing Northwords Now and the time has come to start myself a ‘blog’. This is something I promised myself (and others) back In January. The good folk at The Open University (one of my other employers … Continue reading →

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