Category Archives: Editing

Swapping Terror-tory.

Posted on June 4, 2019 by colonialist

  Normally Toby and Loki frequent the main house while M, terrorised by the cats there, keeps to the cottage. Today, though, in the unpredictable ways our furry controllers have, Toby, Nigel and Loki, proudly sporting his new jersey, drifted … Continue reading →

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Affording the Ticket for a Moving Picture

Posted on May 28, 2019 by colonialist

On Sunday I a scooter saw By battery activated This scooter was discounted, for For demos it had there waited; Though it was still a hefty cost My guilt at buying it was lost With earnings into kitty tossed Film … Continue reading →

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Cannes Just Make It.

Posted on May 6, 2019 by colonialist

I have been fully preoccupied over the past several days with editing a movie script, against a 12h00 deadline today for submission to the Cannes Film Festival, on an unfamiliar software programme of considerable complexity. Not to mention, utter perversity. … Continue reading →

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Giving Tongue About End of Silly Season

Posted on May 3, 2019 by colonialist

It gives me greatest pleasure to declare That now our silliest season of the year With school holidays, at least a few, Plus other ones, and Easter too, And two grandchildren birthdays due, Are well and truly washed out of … Continue reading →

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The Dreadit Edit

Posted on April 18, 2019 by colonialist

GloPoWriMo Day 17 Prompt is as follows: Today, I’d like you to challenge you to write a poem that presents a scene from an unusual point of view: I am a book that has been done And dusted; I would … Continue reading →

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Writing and a Ball Pen

Posted on May 11, 2017 by colonialist

Over the past couple of weeks, when I haven’t been conveying kids to swimming, netball and such things,  I have been very involved with writing — someone else’s. My novel way of earning a living has had me glued to … Continue reading →

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Off Broadway, New York – Behind the Random Denominator

Posted on September 16, 2015 by colonialist

What, you may ask with tears in your baby-blue eyes, does this have to do with me? Well, if you happen to be in The Big Apple on 19th September, do try to see the performance.  I edited the manuscript for submission.  … Continue reading →

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In Which I Catch Another Attack of Synchronicity

Posted on September 8, 2015 by colonialist

  On 4th September I was editing a book from an overseas writer who has chosen to set a key scene in my hometown-of-youth, Knysna. I was quite amused at the leap from London to there, of all places. Anyway, … Continue reading →

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Haughty and Cultural in a Small Way

Posted on August 15, 2015 by colonialist

 I have had my normal life (not that I ever have one of those!) disrupted since Thursday, and this will continue until 17h00 tomorrow. On Thursday, after kid collection, I had to load various things we needed for the Durban … Continue reading →

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Adverbs used real awful

Posted on July 21, 2015 by colonialist

To use the proper adverbial form It seems, sad, that is no longer the norm – For the ‘-ly’ one must sparing place So now, one’s finding requests to, ‘Come quick!’ Which makes me increasing feel a bit sick It … Continue reading →

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