http://www.chrislambert.net en-gb chrislambert.net 2012-3-11T00:00:00Z chrislambert.net http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#114314 Congratulations to Chris Lambert the winner of our Find a Reading Writer competition. Thank you to everyone who wrote a play all the submissions were thoroughly entertaining Judy Daish Associates had a very hard time choosing the winner. What talent there is in Reading 2012-3-11 08:55:39 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#114182 Now and again a writing competition comes along and this one really tickled my fancy. A new professional company Reading Between the Lines from Reading ran a competition to find a new writer. This is for their Off the Block theatre event in April. They would send a stimulus on Sunday morning and you would have to send a 23 minute scene by 4pm. I prefer to write under pressure so I thought Id give it a try. At 9.55am as promised the email arrived. The stimulus was Being put on hold So I mulled over it for a short while in the shower and started to filter through ideas. When I came downstairs I had a nearly fully formed scene in my head. The key thing was to try and keep it to four actors have minimal set and props and get a sense of character place and atmosphere across. So I set to work and enjoyed the process hugely. To find out what happened next stay tuned... 2012-3-8 20:24:33 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#113783 Here is a wordle diagram of The Jesus Man. I am currently proofing this novel and this gives an idea of themes but without ruining the story 2012-3-3 13:44:54 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#109285 First Act of Deadmans Lane with students from Theale Green School and Sam Crane... Deadmans Lane Act 1 by Chris Lambert and MFZ 2011-12-28 17:32:28 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#108995 The Theale Christmas Carol 2010 by Storytelling by Lambert Another version of The Christmas Carol this time a short audio one for your delectation 2011-12-20 18:16:04 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#105608 I would explain but you can probably guess... 2011-10-28 18:40:41 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#103710 Today my daughter had to work on her own Jackson Pollock Action painting. My son and I decided to have a go too. Which picture was painted by whom Blimming hard to do a Pollock the temptation to draw a picture and actually flicking any paint onto the paper it aint easy... You have three of us to choose from 1. Freya Aged 5 2. Conor aged 7 nearly 8 3. Chris aged 38 So here are the three pictures A B C So for example if you think that I did the first picture Freya did the second and Conor did the third you will write 3A 1B 2C Answers in the comment box or on facebook the winner gets a box of chocks Closing date whenever..... 2011-10-2 15:39:44 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#103665 This is the final projection of the play. As Patrick sees his family swallowed up by Deadmans Lane the sun rises and sets again and again quickly as the Soldier foretold... The Music is the theme of Deadmans Lane Patrick Weeps. Enjoy. 2011-10-1 17:25:10 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#103227 Just starting work on this project. I am going to be running a Comedy Workshop under the umbrella of Exiled Theatre in Reading over the next two weeks. Im going for an experiential day for the students. Staying in role ALL DAY as part of... Part of my preparation is preparing the set. I am going to be in quite a small room so I thought Id turn it into a lab... So I thought of the safety signs that might be up my starting point was trying to get the students not to laugh so theyll probably laugh more... These signs will add to the overall look of the place outside and in... This coupled with sound effects and an hour of street theatre and custard pies should work well as long as nobody laughs... 2011-9-25 14:19:37 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#102839 Below is what you will find on the new Whispered Hopes Page on this website. For the last week we have been recording the hopes of students at Theale Green Community School in Reading. Soon we will move onto people around St. Marys Butts. Recording the whispered hopes of the community in Reading. You are listening to an extract of the ongoing project Whispered Hopes Recorded by students from Theale Green Community School and people from Reading. These hopes for the future span what people want for themselves for others for the community and for the world. The background sound is a soundscape extrapolated from one persons whisper. The tempo has been greatly lengthened the noise removed and various other elements stretched and affected to create the ethereal atmosphere that you hear. This will form part of a larger exhibit at Reading Minster as part of the Whitley Arts Festival 2011. 2011-9-19 20:58:43 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#102741 A projection from earlier in the show. This played behind and over the priest transformation scene. The unfortunate Reverend is cursed by a witch who he has buried alive in Aldermaston Cemetary and finds him self turning into a flesheating gargoyle or more correctly grotesque if I remember QI correctly The video was created from many jpegs during the filming process the actor was gradually madeup. The video was then heavily manipulated in Adobe Elements. The sound is created by Music for Zombies. In the show we added in a further scream to help with cueing for the actor. Enjoy and do have nightmares Nightmares are cool. 2011-9-18 17:50:15 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#102641 Sometimes people ask writers where they get their ideas from. For a while I kept this secret but it really is a major influence. I give you... I bought this from a jumble sale when I was about 8 or 9 years old. I read it again and again and again. I loved it. I still love it. Goofy Columbus sets out to prove the world is round. Noone believes him except for Queen Isabella a cow. He manages to get a fleet together. But in a very dark ending he is proved wrong see below. It is a fantastic book playing out medieval thought as fact and thus revealing the inherent silliness in outdated and superstitous belief. Seriously. Its that good A great noncanonical retelling of the Columbus story. However it is a beautiful part of the Goofy Canon perhaps one of the best. Its pretty hard to get hold of now try it so I guard my copy with my life and will NEVER sell it. This story stuck with me into my adult life even though it was gathering dust in a box in my loft it was t... 2011-9-16 17:04:57 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#102592 This was filmed on the Theale Green Community School Field. It is part of the play Deadmans Lane which was based on local legends and ghost stories around Theale in Berkshire. The play contained a mix of live action and film inspired by Forkbeard Fantasy and their ideas of Crossing the Celluloid Divide this scene saw the actors leave the stage and simultaneously appear on screen. The reason for the three piano shrieks on the soundtrack is that they act as cues for action. The third strike cues the entrance of The Faceless Man and the Priest. This meant that we could do a witch burning on stage without contravening health and safety we had to be careful when we filmed of course The witch is put into the crate on stage and then the crate is burnt on screen The music is by Music for Zombies. The play was produced by Exiled Theatre. 2011-9-15 19:07:15 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#101286 This is the next project I am working on with my school. This is a page from the school brochure I am designing. I have spent the last couple of days transcribing the text and redesigning it as a stage show. I used the original text available on line but my goodness its different It finishes with Barbara still alive this isnt the 1990 version and McClelland apologises for shooting Ben who in the earlier version was a hick truckdriver not a suave black guy so all the radical racial politics must have come from Duane Jones casting. Fascinating. As part of the prep for this I will also be working on a soundtrack which hopefully I will be able to perform as a unique show away from the stage production. 2011-9-1 12:26:58 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#101260 This is a one take recording of my MFZ set that I created for Readings Doubledotbash in July 2011. It combines sound effects spoken word soundscape and song to create an atmospheric and apocalyptic vision. I recorded it in one take as performed at the Festival to give a clear record of how it sounded. The mixing is done live as is the looping this means that Im switching betwen playing the guitar adjusting levels picking the guitar up putting the guitar down recording playing and stopping loops starting soundscapes effects and spoken word on Jingle Pallette and singing This is the first part of a larger set. The second act will follow soon... Enjoy Radio Vincent An MFZ Recording by Music for Zombies 2011-8-26 20:19:10 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#101112 I have been inspired by a free album available for download that itself is inspired by CE3K. Get it here . Very cool I have made an atmospheric piece called Follow the Toys that takes this key scene from the film as a starting point. The main theme of CE3K you know the one forms the backbone of the piece but it is slowed and effected to the nth degree... Enjoy Follow the Toys CE3K by Music for Zombies 2011-8-24 15:00:09 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#101016 What a picture look Harrison Ford and a Crystal Skull This ends with Han and Chewie going to borrow money from a gangster called Jabba the Hutt. Mmmmmm I smell canon However the biggest problem with all Star Wars novels and Star Trek and Ill be honest Tolkien and Terry Brooks and Doctor Who and any other fantasy novel you care to quote is giving names to characters. Often they sound a bit like another word or name. Or they are just In this book we have Hasti is this a quick thinking character or was Mr Daley rhyming with Pasty Badure Badger Shazeen Skynx But all of these pale into insignificance... See below for Han Solos inappropriately named droid. This is from the blurb at the front. In the later novels I think this is the first feel free to correct me the droid is called Zollux someone must have told Mr Daley what a shame. It means that sentences like the one below would never happen again. And this just seems wrong... And my absolute favourite...... 2011-8-23 11:49:50 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#100898 Been working on this for a few months now. Very simple sum up a film with your face Quick snappy reviews nearly at 200 Dave Yates of Dolly Dolly has kindly joined the mission more to come. Click for Filmface goodness I will upload favourite reviews soon 2011-8-21 13:46:55 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#100778 Over the last few months I have been working for Hogarth Productions supporting their MASSIVE PUPPET project through sound... Ed Harcourt approached me following our collaboration on the Spirit of Saint Mary as part of the Whitley Arts Festival and asked me if I could make a soundscape for these massive puppets from Kensington Palace that were part of an installation there. I met the puppets first in Kensington Park strange coincidence in Reading. Took some photographs and recorded sound on my mobile phone. They gave me the names for each of the puppets and I established that they were a family once trapped in a palace now given free reign I started considering their characteristics. First is Fauna the smallest and youngest dainty... a ballerina. You can see her here with the chief puppeteer. Flora is senior to Fauna once a successful ballerina but faded and bitter. And here she is with two former students of mine that I got this gig for... Bradley and Carl. Aurelia ... 2011-8-19 10:18:12 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#100727 I have to tell you about this place . I have been to Thorpe Park Legoland Museums etc but havent found a place that really brings a family together. The rides at Legoland Thorpe Park etc. divide the agesheights. They also appeal to a certain type of person. The rides last a couple of minutes you queue forever. What about cerebral fun Fun for kids who like a puzzle. Fun that pulls your family together. No queuing. To be honest I thought that such a place would not exist. But it does on our way back from holiday in Cornwall we thought wed stop off at Hidden Valley in Launceston just off the A30 this was because it has a Hobbit House and my son loves the Hobbit. A long and winding road takes you to a ruined gateway and once youve paid the very reasonable entrance fee you begin your challenges. There are three 1. Find the Hobbit House . This is charming I hope they expand to a whole village one day. 2. The Crystal Challenge using a map and grid references you search for a t... 2011-8-18 20:39:14 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#100356 This might take a while to writeup so final prep first This is my lunch please note script on the left. I was working. Thursday is Curry day at The Monks Retreat. Set dressing compared to the previous watchman there is much more for the audience to do. We now have windchimes a rainstick a whirly thing a flute organ thing... Look an atmospheric shot of the script Okay this is a scene in which the Watchman imagines a romantic meal but theres noone there Spooky Watchman in face mask about to go outside. And there he is up a ladder Right the way the play worked or was it an art and sound installation with some guy poncing in and out now and again was that in the room were various objects that the audience needed to use these objects would make a noise when I hear the noise it acts as a cue for an action or a scene this means that the audience control the flow of the narrative they can also cause sections of it to repeat. I had worked out the scenes and practic... 2011-8-12 14:43:27 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#100251 Ah this is how I feel Trapped in a room putting up polythene But you know what working on your own you tend to get a lot done and it cuts down on the arguments. Of course I forgot the string and so had to go into town and get some. So that took more time. But how did I get that polythene up there Did I use a ladder Well maybe. But mainly I used... An AMAZING THROWING SKULL that I bought from the 99p Store last year for Halloween and the Lovecraft think in December. I attached the string to the throwing skull and threw it over the rafters. Its amazing I should go on Dragons Den. Anyway over the course of an hour and a bit taking a break to nurse a cut finger remember scissors are sharp I managed to construct the polythene room. It does look a bit like one of Dexter s murder rooms. As you can see the more that goes up the more atmospheric it gets. Eventually I made a corridor to the room. At lunchtime over a delicious Beer and a Burger from The Monks Re... 2011-8-10 18:54:15 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#100139 The riots in London are so depressing and weirdly chime with all the bizarre endtimes reading Ive been doing. So to cheer us up take a look at this Chick Tract Parody on Lovecraft. Genius taken from rationalwiki ... I was thinking of having some Lovecraft in this and now I am certain Work it out tomorrow Another exciting thing I have found is I wish wed all been ready by Larry Norman there are loads of versions of this including one by Sir Cliff. I loved this song when I was a kid weridly I still do when I was a kid it was all about being chosen whilst everyone else died Mu ha ha ha Now its the beautiful and weird apocalyptic imagery it leaves us with. Also wed get the place to ourselves Check out these two terrifying videos Larry Norman with a really scary video Sir Cliff Wants us to die Ive taken a groovy instrumental break from Cliff and turned it into this reminds me of a Shamen track Scientas off Boss Drum remember that 90s kids I Wish Wed All Been Re... 2011-8-9 08:46:29 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#100098 Its Watchman week This means that on Wednesday and Thursday I will be at South Street creating a piece of interactive theatre to show on Thursday at 6pm to whoever comes Today I have mainly been working on new sounds. But I did have a go at dramatising the beginning of a Chick Tract. If youve never see a Chick Tract before check this out . They are terrifying offensive and hilarious all at the same time Please excuse the terrible accents Heres a taster... Where Did They Go by Music for Zombies 2011-8-8 17:36:02 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#97552 Exciting band discoveries at the bottom of this post after I ramble on a bit....Well that was fun Last year I created an installation that lasted for the whole festival and so I felt the need to be up and down the stairs checking on it and resetting things. I did the same for the Dolly Dolly soundscape next door. The Watchman Soundscape which was a room bedecked in builders polythene became a sort of chillout room. Id walk in there now and again and find that people were lounging quietly chatting and working out what the hell it all meant. Ive been trying to work that out too my own conclusions may be shared on August 11th when I transform the installation into a theatrical experience I was asked this year if Id like to try performing by the incredibly lovely Doubledotdash group Reading Music Promoters. I put a lot of preparation time into this in fact the final show bore little or no resemblance to my original concept. I simply wasnt sure what Music for Zombies would ... 2011-7-3 16:22:27 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#97360 I am currently prepping my placard for the March today and have noticed that there is a dearth of catchy slogans. The NUT website ones are correct and a bit well... dull... So I did a brainstorm looking for appropriate ones of course we are teachers after all. This is probably the best and most official Pay More Work Longer Get Less So thats going on the front... But what about the back Valueless So much for increased retention and recruitment No more teaching No more teachers How to lose teachers by David Cameron We are not valued Cameron Naughty Step Now Easy Fix No Long Term View How not to get reelected by David Cameron Not Blackmail We cant arrest Gove Arrest Gove Thief They are not just breaking promises they are breaking the law Boo Hiss Down with this sort of thing Political Slogan Careful Now Oh Dear The Teachers are Revolting Gove Thief Cameron Thief We signed a contract We agreed the amount The Pension comes out of OUR wages This is ... 2011-6-30 10:17:14 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#96245 Here is my second scary poem...DONTDont venture into deep dark caves where bats and witches dwellStirring at their cauldron dark casting a wicked spellAnd if by chance they spy you there watching in the blackNo wish or prayer or hero brave will ever bring you backDont venture out on moonlit nights when you hear the wolves ahowlAnd the vampires hide their withered faces deep within their cowlDont go inside the old dark house that has that dreadful smellThat people say is the home of ghosts and ghouls that crawled from hellDont wander through the deep dark woodAnd leave the graves aloneClose the window when you go to bedOr you shouldnt be at homeDont go home its not safe thereDont go out at allDont sit in the bathroomDont stand in the hallDont stand stillDont move one bitDont breathe dont sleep dont sitDont lie awake dont read a bookKeep everything well litNo turn off the lightsTheyll know youre hereFor heavens sake dont screamDont close your eyesYou might just dieIf you start perchance ... 2011-6-14 19:53:39 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#96075 Today I wrote a scary poem its for my schools Arts Week and this acts as filler while scenes change...It occurs after a scene where a child realises his parents are aliens...So thematically it works... Masks by Chris LambertWho is behind the maskWhat if there is just another mask behind the maskAnd behind that anotherAnd you pull it back and there is anotherEach one blanker than beforeAnd you keep pulling at the masksAnd they are piling at your feet their blank eyes staring up at youBut those empty eyes are nothing compared to the mask that looks you in the face.So you pull at that mask.And you are staring at the first.And it starts againPulling and dropping pulling and dropping.Mask after mask after maskAnother one soon... 2011-6-12 18:39:31 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#95503 Normal 0 false false false ENGB XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Style Definitions table.MsoNormalTable msostylenameTable Normal msotstylerowbandsize0 msotstylecolbandsize0 msostylenoshowyes msostylepriority99 msostyleqformatyes msos... 2011-6-5 11:25:13 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#95090 Im getting all nostalgic.In October I was priveleged to perform a massive soundscape at St Marys Butts.I have been meaning to update the mix so it included the spoken word elements. So here it is just for you... The Spirit of Saint Mary by Music for Zombies 2011-5-30 14:28:44 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#94481 I like this story so much I thought Id give it another go this time revising it as a horror...Influenced by Hammer. Where the last version played fast and loose with the dark humour of the tale this looks at the horror of the story.Set in a monastery on a dark and stormy night a crazed man tells his tale of terror... Enjoy Decuman The Horror by Storytelling by Lambert 2011-5-22 12:53:39 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#94444 Today I have been working on The Garden working title which will be a 20 minute piece for Doubledotbash Reading Music Festival South Street on July 2nd I am dividing the piece into sections using a prerecorded soundscape as a guide. The performance is developing as a piece of autobiography. It is a completely different way of performing for me I am having to keep my eye on the timer on Jingle Pallette start loops with my foot sing speak ill be adding in other weird instruments soon The pieces I create for Music for Zombies are finished when they are performed but not this... The Garden tiny extract of first live rehearsal by Music for Zombies 2011-5-21 18:16:06 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#93951 Just a little diagram showing what I have learnt over the years about taking a custard pie in the face.A lot of it as with all comedy is to do with clocking reaction and timing. Very important not to clean up straight away. Stare at the audience let them revel in your discomfort.I was pied four times on Friday. I will be pied six times next Friday. It is an intrinsic part of our show...Check out the video below for more info and see how its done... 2011-5-15 11:02:00 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#93899 I just had a soaking.This is because I was washing down two groundsheets that had been covered in the UHT cream that I had been struck with yesterday in the name of education. The reason I am soaking is that I was washing them outside in what felt like a force ten gale and they kept flapping about so the water kept blowing back into my face...This was all for Exiled Theatre and Theale Green Community Schools Theatre in Education project.The aim of this project is to teach Year 10 students how to create a piece of Theatre in Education for younger children. Year 7 students study The Peasants Revolt and so this seemed a topic ripe for adaptation.Controversial BitIn the past Theatre in Education has been the mouthpiece for Personal and Social education in which students are encouraged to create pieces of work on subjects such as Drug Abuse Healthy Eating Relationships and Road Safety. As much as I admire the professional companies that tackle these issues when students attempt them the re... 2011-5-14 11:35:42 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#92768 Last night I went back in time.Press the button below to simulate timetravel sound effect to accompany the text below... Time Travelling by Music for Zombies I arrived at South Street just before 9pm on Thursday 28th 2011 and within minutes was taken back to 1933 when 21 South Street opened as Readings Labour Exchange.We met the Lord Mayor who spoke of his plans for the building and then were led into the building where we saw Huntley and Palmer employees hard at work after which we joined them for tea and biscuits. Macdevitts Bar was transformed into a lively canteen in which we sat with the workers and eavesdropped in on their conversations.We were led out and found ourselves in the 1950s where we saw the arrival of Titus from the West Indies we followed him upstairs to his bedsit and then watched him settle in and develop a warm relationship with his landlady.When we came downstairs it was the 1970s a strike was in progress outside and members of NALGO handed out leaflets and l... 2011-4-29 17:53:47 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#92487 This little audio play that I made today is based on the incredible story of Saint Decuman. He went to Watchet in Somerset to build a church and got far more than he bargained for... The Legend of Saint Decuman by Storytelling by Lambert 2011-4-25 21:40:23 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#92263 I found a bicycle bell in my motherinlaws shed just the other day. The soundscape you hear is made from one ring of the bell which has been manipulated and distorted. I am looking for sounds for The Watchman and I quite like this one. Look at this as part of a bigger aural picture. The Watchman will be in Research and Development in August at South Street Arts Centre it is a mix of sound installation and live theatre. The bike bell by Music for Zombies 2011-4-22 11:37:40 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#92157 I feel very sad today as Im sure many do.The above game is taken from the 1977 Doctor Who Annual the two people with the Doctor are Harry and SarahJane as you can clearly see.Ideally find someone to play with preferably two then one of you can be the Doctor and the other two can be Sarah and Harry.Otherwise if you are in a household where your sense of profound loss isnt so keenly felt then play against yourself maybe you could use some old Weetabix Cardboard Doctor Who figures to mark out the different and changing positions.I hope you win Sarah always did. 2011-4-20 16:45:35 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#92085 Found these today in the dark corner of a garage I was cleaning out. Poisoned over ten years ago. Poor little things they died in an embrace its like rat Pompeii. 2011-4-19 21:19:16 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#91960 Today I feel like a bit of personal nostalgia. An interview with my uncle Richard Crane about Mutiny when I was about... 10 this must have been 1983 Ive tried to tidy up the sound a bit. It was recorded on an internal microphone on a very shoddy tape recorder which recorded mainly white noise. Its very short Best question What did you do then He wrote it. He was very patient with me. The sound is quite strange so do bear with it I found this up in my loft so I havent listened to it for years weirdly I sound a lot like my son. I do remember that we recorded the 56 second interview in our utility room we lived in a large Rectory in Dorset when my uncle came to stay with his family. Its very exciting hearing this if you want to know why I write stuff its because of him. Detailed interview with Richard Crane about Mutiny by a 10 year old Chris Lambert by Storytelling by Lambert 2011-4-18 06:55:43 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#91909 Last night I saw an amazing piece of theatre.Sorry for the hyperbole but it really was.I went to see Its Like Hes Knocking by Leo Kay. The small audience its supposed to be small left South Street Arts Centre at 8pm and walked down the street and then down an alleyway by RISC. One of the audience members knocked on a locked door and we were let into a bare bedsit room.The small square room contained rough wooden benches the windows were covered in cardboard and taped up. A bare bulb hung from the ceiling. The actor sat in the centre of the room whilst we entered and a musician sat to his left.Leo gave out shots of vodka he also offered orange juice which was great as I was driving and proposed three toasts one of which was to his father.The following hour was filled with Leo in a conversation with the audience telling us stories of his Grandfather and Fathers lives. This was highly charged and claustrophobic. The performer locked us in with his gaze and with his evocative storytellin... 2011-4-17 07:41:04 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#91876 Just come back from holiday went to Watchet Museum in Watchet and heard this great story about Florence Wyndham thought Id turn it into an audio piece... enjoyThis is a much better way of doing a blog... Florence Wyndham by Music for Zombies 2011-4-16 15:37:59 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#49103 I am creamcrackered Kill the Messenger was a great success and audiences at all three venues were very positive in their response. Im looking forward to the next one 2009-9-20 14:31:50 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#47558 About to go watch a rehearsal for this old play. Will try and get some photographs up.Also have finished first draft of Deadmans Lane see groovy pic below as appetiser 2009-8-26 11:44:25 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#39513 Twitter Novel is going well. Am just getting the hang of how the whole Twitter thing works. Now I need to get back to the regular novelwriting. Really want to finish The Jesus Man. Watch this space. 2009-4-10 09:34:05 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#35864 Not being one to jump on a bandwagon I have jumped on a bandwagon and started the worlds first probably twitter novel. I have just discovered Twitter and like the fact that it makes you reduce the amount of info in your writing. I am going to be writing this with Steevan Glover it will take ages but you can see this book build day by day and sentence by sentence over the next year. 2009-2-1 20:03:32 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#35813 I am getting somewhere with thisIt should be good I have started a new way of writing. As I have so little time due to my job I speak into a dictaphone in the car and then type up when I get a moment It creates an instant drafting process albeit not a very good one.I find this picture which is a mash up of an old victorian print and a clipart to be a real inspiration for this time travel religious satire I will give no more away until I have finished 2009-1-31 14:33:07 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#35810 Burning wood in my outdoor oven thing. The wood that I had chopped off the tree was too damp and created lots of smoke. I took a picture of the lampshade through the smoke. I thought this would be a good cover for one of my novels the one set in collapsing suburbia. I must get on and write this 2009-1-31 13:42:35 http://www.chrislambert.net/page8.htm#17909 Welcome one and all to this my blog.I will be using this primarily for my writing and other experiments I might use it for my AST work in which I will outline techniques and resources that have worked. I may upload lesson plans and workshops tooObviously this is early days and I hope that I can keep up the entries. Well see.Happy New Year 2007-12-29 17:28:02