Pantone Chooses Story Factory Colours for 2021
What a happy omen, that the Colour Czars Pantone have chosen Story Factory colours for their Pantone colours of 2021! ‘Ultimate Gray’ combined with ‘Illuminating’,
Journalling for Creatives: Morning Pages
One practice that I’ve been developing over the last few years, and which has really helped in 2020, has been journalling in its myriad forms.
So You’ve Finished NaNoWriMo?
If the headline really does apply to you, let me start off by saying… Congratulations! That was a mighty deed! I’ll get right back to
From the Archives: Battle of the Jazz Guitarist
I originally wrote this in 2014, for a different website. But I thought I’d resurrect this blast from the past, so it doesn’t vanish into
Web Apps for Writers 2020
I previously wrote a listicle of Mobile Apps for Writers, aimed at the writer on the go. But after seven months of lockdown and WFH,
Best Movies of the Decade? – 2000s
This is not an objective list of best movies of the decade. I don’t think it’s possible for this to ever be an objective exercise
Alan Moore on Screenwriting
Alan Moore, genius, writer and wizard is in the news again. What he wanted to talk about was his new movie, The Show, starring Tom
NYC Midnight Short Screenplay Challenge 2020
When I recently wrote “I’ve entered into a little script writing competition“, what I specifically meant was the NYC Midnight Short Screenplay Challenge 2020. This
Thoughts on Joker (2019)
When Joker came out last year, I was in no great hurry to see it. I was curious, but not that curious, and the dialogue
It’s Been 84 Years…
It’s not been 84 years, it only feels that way. It’s been over seven months since the last post went up on Story Factory, back
Oscar Nominated Short Films
We’re all excited about Parasite winning Best Picture, obviously, but the Academy Awards isn’t just about feature films. They may not acknowledge TV like the
NowTV Sky Cinema – Worth it?
I’ve always tended to dip in and out of NowTV, usually based around whenever there’s a prestige show such as Game of Thrones, True Detective
New Netflix Movies for 2020
Netflix Films was kind enough to announce their 2020 slate on Twitter, so I thought I’d list them all and familiarise myself with them. The
Best Movies of the Decade? – 2010s
This is not an objective list of best movies of the decade. I don’t think it’s possible for this to ever be an objective exercise
2019 TV Highlights: Fleabag
I started writing this post back in October, knowing that I’d be unlikely to have time to write about more than one favourite TV show