A couple of weeks ago (back in the days of my old blog), I wrote a post about the launch party for Aliya Whiteley’s latest book. I first ‘met’ Aliya on the writers’ workshop and forum UKAuthors site. Later, Aliya edited my first book, Déjà Vu; and yet it was only two weeks ago that […]
Author Archives: Ian Hocking
Real Magic
I want to inaugurate this new blog with a few thoughts on magic and storytelling.Some weeks back, the film The Prestige fell through my letterbox via LoveFilm. It’s a production of the Nolan siblings, Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan. The film stars Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale as viciously competitive magicians whose attempts at one-upmanship […]
Welcome to the new blog
Feel right at home. Take a look around. You’ll see it’s a little simpler than the old blog – leaner, meaner and more fit for fighting. Love it or hate it? Let me know in the comments.