On Meeting Alastair Reid.
The story of when my uncle, the late Dr Finlay Macleod and I spent three days in New York with the Scottish writer Alastair Reid.
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Uncovering Stories
On writing, memory, and the emotional heavy lifting sometimes required when working on a difficult story.
How to leverage A.I in your lifelong learning journey.
Self-directed learning is the process of taking responsibility for one's own learning. Although this concept sounds simple, we don't get as much practise as we should on how to be self-directed learners.
Understanding the German approach to making theatre
A guide to director-led theatre practice in Germany, contrasting it with the writer-led traditions commonly found in the UK.
How to save your writing from the AI robot apocalypse.
I have changed my mind about a lot of things when it comes to LLMs. Looking back, I was naive.
Exploring the use of coaching techniques in the writing process.
How coaching frameworks can help writers clarify their goals, overcome blocks, and make better creative decisions during the development process.
Shooting a TV Documentary.
This post goes over the basics of what you should be looking out for as a documentary director when planning a shoot.
Some excellent places online to learn some excellent stuff.
Three websites I keep going back to because of their unique takes and great resources.
An account of a three day workshop with Theatre Director Thomas Ostermeier.
This piece goes over the ground we covered in a three day workshop with famous German theatre director Thomas Ostermeier. Ostermeier shared with us his thoughts on the nature of drama, his approach to developing as an artist and how he approaches working with a text.
Planning a TV Documentary.
From a Director's point of view.