One of my favourite sci-fi movies of all time is Ridley Scott's Blade Runner. For those that haven't seen this 1982 neo-noir movie, it's set in a 2019 dystopian world where synthetic humans known as replicants are bioengineered by a powerful corporation to work on off world colonies. Directed by Ridley Scott and loosely based …
Month: February 2018
Killing one’s darlings
If you've just finished your first draft of your novel, congratulations. Pour yourself a drink of your favourite tipple and celebrate. You're half-way to completing your project. Yes -- I did say half way. The editing process is just as important as the creation of the first draft. If your first draft reads like c**p. …