Necessity is the mother of invention. It’s also the mother of comedy. In the episode A Streetcar Named Marge, Marge Simpson is cast as Blanche DuBois in a musical version of A Streetcar Named Desire. This storyline was not originally… Continue reading
Starting a new project is so invigorating. It’s exciting to open to a fresh page and uncap that new pen, or open a new document. It could be writing something for yourself, for school or or work. You always see… Continue reading
Why Yes, I Am Overthinking My Work, Why Do You Ask? When it comes to my personal writing, I’m usually working on several pieces of fiction at once. All of my writing is important to me, of course, but some… Continue reading
Last September, I was reading through a list of upcoming TV shows when one title made me do a double-take: Jane the Virgin. I read the summary and thought, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me.’ The premise sounded ridiculous, even… Continue reading
EDIT 26 January: The correct link to the comic has been added. The name of the artist is Emm Roy and her Tumblr can be found here: http://emmisnotshortforemma.tumblr.com/ — Hello everyone, Thank you for being here with me in 2015.… Continue reading
By Zee, Two Marshmallows I am so grateful for the commentary function on DVD’s. Even though they don’t know it, the writers of the early episodes of The Simpsons have supported me, given me practical advice and boosted my confidence… Continue reading
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By Zee, Two Marshmallows Hey there! How’s the writing going? Not so great? Yeah, that can happen. All those words going round and round in your head, and just as you try to write them down, they vanish! What’s all… Continue reading
By Zee, Two Marshmallows One of my favourite lines from Principal Skinner (a character on The Simpsons) is when he asks Mr Burns (local millionaire) the following question about business: “Which do you think is more important, hard work or… Continue reading
Hi everyone! Time for another newsletter. I’d planned to write about something else, but this came out instead. I’m putting together a writing course for people who want to write but find it difficult to get started. More details to… Continue reading