This spring I’m happy to be involved in a project called Shake the Dust run by spoken word organisation Apples & Snakes.Shake the Dust is a celebration of the spoken word and will get young people into writing and performing their own poetry. My ro…
‘…just consuming – not producing, not sharing – and we should say No’.
In the latest video from Globalism Films, Clay Shirky explains why SOPA/PIPA isn’t dead yet.
Another TED Talk issued under a Creative Commons license.
… I have mostly been playing about with WIWT.com.
I will be back soon with more fantastical witticisms though, promise!
©Derek Besant Story Scavenging is all about finding things, discovering the tales hidden on our streets, in discarded objects and overheard conversations. Story Scavenging’s about giving voice to the personal and subjective narratives that are s…
Easy is an important word for copywriters. It’s a word we can use and it’s a word we can heed. Be easy Your readers are more likely to follow your instructions, or be tempted to buy or vote, if you make it easy for people to respond. Your copy must be easy to read, easy [...]
With the entry of Netflix, Amazon and Apple into the content provision business, traditional and even satellite broadcasters can be forgiven for looking somwhat uneasily over their shoulders. These intruders are not to be ignored, they are serious players with serious infrastructure and marketing nous behind them. The business of broadcasting, be it public service [...]
Raw Shark Comics and renowned illustrator Lee Thacker, have teamed up with a host of great writers, including (modest cough) me – for a graphic novel of an anthology, guaranteed not to be anything like any other short story collection you’ll read this …
I’m sitting on the close cropped turfof the South Downs, halfway down the escarpment with Jack and Jill Windmills above me and the village of Clayton just below. Thewindmills are grade 2 listed buildings dating from the mid 19thcentury, though Jill had…
