James Garside
Bio
NCTJ-qualified British independent journalist, author, and travel writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. I help writers and artists to do their best work. jamesgarside.net/links
Stories (56/0)
A Brooklynite Author Who Gives Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett a Run for Their Money
I’m delighted to have read The Devil and the Wolf — a dark comedy fantasy by Richard L Pastore. It’s worth a read if you love Christopher Moore, Neil Gaiman, or the late Terry Pratchett — and who doesn’t love them?
By James Garside3 years ago in Futurism
My Secret Visualisation Technique to Dramatically Improve Your Stories
Do you feel like you’re lost at sea when it comes to telling your stories? You want to write a novel, short story, or screenplay, but keep drowning in the details. You know what it takes to write a decent story, and you’re in love with the story that you want to tell, but you’ve bitten off more than you can chew. You’re willing to write your ass off, and have written successfully in the past, but you choke at the sight of the blank page.
By James Garside3 years ago in Journal
- Top Story - January 2021
This is my courageous life, show me yoursTop Story - January 2021
I recently stumbled across my answers to some Courageous Living exercises from Your Courageous Life by the wonderful Kate Courageous (Kate Swoboda). They were written as a predictive vision of my best possible self, many years ago, and at the risk of great personal embarrassment I’ve decided to post them here.
By James Garside3 years ago in Motivation
What Japanese Culture and Being an Outsider Can Teach You about Writing
As far back as I can remember I’ve always wanted to be a gaijin. Gangster, I meant Gangster. But, you see, I’m gaijin. I’ve always been gaijin. And I think it’s about time that all writers claimed the word gaijin as their own.
By James Garside3 years ago in Wander