Andrew Ferguson's Blog, page 15

Review: Doctor Who, ‘The Woman Who Fell to Earth’

Jodie Whittaker's first outing as the titular character in Doctor Who is just begging to be reviewed; and so, here I am, to add my voice to the chorus of reviews that have flooded the internet since last Sunday night.

Super Snappy Speed Reviews: Doctor Who Edition

And so, today I’ll be reviewing all twelve incarnations of the Doctor character thus far, from Hartnell to Capaldi, rather than individual episodes or series (I thought about doing that but it was too hard!). As ever, these reviews only reflect my own personal opinions and impressions, exterminated, soniced and bigger-on-the-insided into just two or three sentences.

App Review: Storywriter

I, too, despair of the hope of ever finding such an app. It was in this context that I downloaded Storywriter by Raindrop for Android but the question is: did it deliver? 

How To Write When Time Is Short

Good writing takes time. That's why it's so important to write frequently and regularly.

Book Review: The Pillars of the Earth

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett is a hefty tome about the building of a cathedral in the fictional town of Kingsbridge in 12th century England. It's full of lovable and deplorable characters, political intrigue, technical details about medieval construction and just a little bit more sex and sexual violence than was necessary.

Super Snappy Speed Reviews: Children’s Books Edition

I might have mentioned once or twice before that I have a little daughter....'And so,' my wife suggested, 'why not write a Super Snappy Speed Reviews post about books for children?'

5 Basic Star Trek Plots

I have compiled this list of five basic Star Trek plots to help you on your way to writing a traditional, cheesy Star Trek story.

On Character Traits

Let your reader get to know Dave by experiencing Dave, not simply being told about Dave.

Juggling Multiple Writing Projects

You're committed. Dedicated. Come what may, you're getting this novel done, just by plodding along one word at a time.Plod, plod... plod...But then suddenly:'I say! Who's that smokin' hot piece of brand new idea?'

App Review: Text Adventure

If you long for the glory days of graphics-free interactive stories then let me introduce you to Text Fiction by Onyxbits.