by Paul Stephenson | Dec 19, 2019 | Books, Movies, Music, TV
If my last post was all about accountability, today’s is nothing but the simple joy of listing out my favourite albums, books, movies, and television of the year. Yes, that’s right, it’s time to play End of Year Roundup!I’ve seen a few people putting their own lists...
by Paul Stephenson | Jul 8, 2019 | Books, General, Movies, Music, Self Publishing, TV, Writing, Writing Chronicles
Photo by Hal Gatewood on Unsplash My new book, Sunrise, the first book in my epic Dystopian Sci-Fi series will be out in less than two months. That’s pretty exciting, and a little bit terrifying, if I’m going to be honest. But as I ramp up, one thing my readers have...
by Paul Stephenson | May 3, 2018 | General, Movies, TV
I’ve spoken before about the role that the comic of The Walking Dead played in me becoming an author. Before it became a sprawling and colossal TV series, I got quite addicted to the graphic novel. At that time I was already writing a tale about two layabout stoners...
by Paul Stephenson | Feb 15, 2018 | From the Vaults, General, TV
I’ve had a blog for a very long time. Over 15 years. Recently I’ve been thinking how it’d be nice to bring back some of the better old posts, once a week. I’m starting with a series that I did back in 2009, before Blood on the Motorway was but...
by Paul Stephenson | Jan 12, 2017 | Begging, Movies, TV
In this time of #goldenshowers, blank dossiers, Home Secretaries preaching hate to their own conference, incoming Trumpageddon, and U2 touring again, I don’t really want to be the one to add further ill tidings. Really I don’t. So it is with a heavy heart and a sombre...
by Paul Stephenson | Jul 17, 2015 | Books, Movies, TV, Writing
This week I was listening to one of the eleventy billion writing podcasts that I subscribe to in the vain hope that they’ll somehow magic me into becoming a better writer, and they were discussing taking inspiration from existing works. Before you cry plagiarism,...