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Whisper In The Wind

By Dean on Sunday, April 7, 2024

A poem about looking back on life but also reflecting on the future mixed with loss and regret.

Our world has no resemblance To the place where once we came One soul remained so loyal The other absorbed from blame What was born just as a favour Soon became routine Expectations fuelled by greed From a heart once so serene When eyes gaze into water All that they can see The soul stripped …

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Albion Eqinox – New poetry collection out now!

By Dean on Thursday, September 4, 2014

My new book is out now! You can buy it here in the UK or here worldwide. Go on…the boy has to eat! A 70 page matt gloss collection of the best poetry I have written to date.

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Giving writers credit – Don’t steal our work

By Dean on Sunday, September 22, 2013

Being a writer is wonderful. You get to do something that you dream of as a living, getting up each day and using creativity so that it provides enjoyment to others is a wonderful feeling for sure. Yet with each story, article or poem written there will always be those who steal it. Once a …

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Return to whence I came

By Dean on Thursday, December 6, 2012

What was it that you said to me? Oh yes “Leave my life and never call me again” I remember that day; it was a cold harsh autumn evening. As I opened the window, the glare of the morning sun pierced through my eyes. Not sure what hurt the most that day, the thumping pain …

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What is the best programme for writing a script?

By Dean on Tuesday, May 8, 2012

For me, one of the slowest and most difficult parts of writing a screenplay is what software to use. Not many writers sit behind a typewriter these days! Over the past year I have been experimenting with three different programmes. Celtx – A free media-writing programme for (Windows and Mac) Scrivener – An affordable programme …

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A tale of revenge

By Dean on Sunday, June 19, 2011

“The sound of my own breath echoed in a room where time stood still. This realm of self-imposed darkness that I had chosen to be my home. My sanctum. My domain. When one cannot withstand the harshness of life and the bitter lessons it teaches us then exile was my only available option. A place …

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Looking for a perfect quote for a screenplay based on strangers becoming friends

By Dean on Monday, March 21, 2011

You know writing my latest screenplay has not been that difficult. In fact, for a change, it’s been something of a pleasure. Yet there is one area which has been hard to complete. An opening quote trying to capture the mood of the play in a few sentences. Now the quote is usually something well …

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Why I had to set my new novel about the eighties

By Dean on Thursday, January 20, 2011

Well there it is I am finally at the end of one and a half years research on the eighties for my forthcoming book. Whilst I have been working on the plot for the past two years it has been a decade that I had to research with as much depth and knowledge as I …

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To quote or not to quote that is the question

By Dean on Wednesday, December 15, 2010

When writing anything no matter if it’s a film script or a story one of the hardest things to do is use quotes from a historical speech or context. It’s not really a problem about finding one but, for me, more a question of “Can I use my own?” Adding a historical or famous extract …