Jonathan S BeaninJonathan S BeanThe zero draft of my novel idea is all typed up……and it’s possible that the vast majority of it will never get used.Nov 28, 2018Nov 28, 2018
Jonathan S BeaninJonathan S BeanThoughts on Arthur Conan DoyleI’ve been working my way through Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes novels.Nov 26, 2018Nov 26, 2018
Jonathan S BeaninJonathan S BeanI entered the Bridport PrizeThe Bridport Prize is kind of a big deal in the literary world — certainly amongst unsigned, unpublished authors. You can read about it at…Jun 13, 2018Jun 13, 2018
Jonathan S BeaninJonathan S BeanHolding stories backI’m pretty new to this writing lark. It’s only recently been brought to my attention that journals and other publishers may not be keen on…Jun 12, 2018Jun 12, 2018
Jonathan S BeaninJonathan S BeanFlowchart (structure exercise 1)As the latest exercise in the “Made to be Broken: writing experimental fiction” course, I decided to see if I could write a story as a…Jan 25, 2018Jan 25, 2018
Jonathan S BeaninJonathan S Bean50.793718, -1.1064320 (metafiction exercise 5)He settled down to write, waiting for his coffee to arrive. Despite being sat in his favourite seat in the best, most secret cafe in…Jan 24, 2018Jan 24, 2018
Jonathan S BeaninJonathan S BeanThe King’s man (metafiction exercise 4)I suppose I must have been in the army for about six years by this point, though it felt like I had been part of it all my life. I come…Jan 23, 2018Jan 23, 2018
Jonathan S BeaninJonathan S BeanBut what did it mean? (metafiction exercise 3)They were all broadly in agreement that they enjoyed the film. The actors were convincing, the direction dynamic, and the cinematography…Jan 22, 2018Jan 22, 2018
Jonathan S BeaninJonathan S BeanThe Eastbourne manslaughter (metafiction exercise 2)In 2010, around the time of the 150th anniversary, I decided to update the Wikipedia entry for my death. Someone else had originally…Jan 19, 2018Jan 19, 2018
