Creative Writing
The Monetization Question
Monday, April 13th, 2009Thanks to Cromarty, who neatly picked me up for avoiding the monetization issue in digital publishing in my previous post (thought I’d got away with that!).
I think the danger is to think that there will be one solution to the great question of how to make money out of selling digital creative content - just […]
“LiveGuide: An Online Guided Tour” Goes Live
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
After many months of development, I am pleased to announce that my latest project - “LiveGuide” - is finally online.
LiveGuide is a new design of online tour, intended to more closely mimic the features of a real world guided tour of a location thank traditional virtual tours. In particular, LiveGuide focusses on the narrative and […]
IOCT Salon - 18th June 2008
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
The recent IOCT Salon was a great opportunity for students from the Online MA in Creative Writing & New Media to show case their most recent work. It featured inspirational performances from Chris Meade and Christine Wilks, fascinating talks from Toni Le Busque, Claudia Cragg and Alison Norrington – and a bit of waffling […]
translating reality into the virtual
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
It is really quite odd to consider what elements of real life people choose to translate into their virtual existence on the Internet.
We have translated the “Christmas card” - a symbol of former friendship and regard – into the badge of appearing on someone’s “friends” list, receiving cursory updates and greetings from acquaintances/former friends who […]
IF Book
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007Chris Meade gave us a talk about his move to the Institute for the Future of the Book (IF Book) and the different psychological reactions of different groups within the industry towards the whole idea of digital fiction - readers, publishers, writers, creators. He introduced us to the type of background of Bob Stein has been […]
Looking Back, Moving Forward
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007Jo and Alison kicked off the student-led element of retreat with a talk about their work and experiences of the course. Jo took us through her various projects and explained what she is doing beyond the course, whilst Alison talked about the iwritestoriesonline.com project and her experiences with the creative non-fiction module on the course. The iwritestoriesonline.com website has been […]
One door closes, another opens…
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007So, the final lecture of Campus Week opens the Creative Retreat for 2007. Suddenly two distinct groups meet in one place: one group tired from the rigours of a week’s thought and the other raring to go after a year of absence.
This final and first lecture is given by Mark Leahy, the external examiner for […]
