Tag: editing

• DOUBT

  

  The End. Sit back and feel that wave of satisfaction. Done it. Seventy-thousand words. A great ending. A strong start. Plenty of twists. Sags a bit in the middle. Needs a bit of work there. That character is a stereotype. That part is unbelievable. Is it really any good? It’s dire. Back to the start.…

  Iain Kelly

  28/11/2020

  creative writing, Fiction, sammiscribbles, Short Story

  advice, author, character, creative writing, dire, doubt, draft, editing, ending, Fiction, Flash Fiction, indie, indie author, life, literature, nanowrimo, non-fiction, novel, plot, rewrite, sammiscribbles, Short Story, start, stereotype, story, writer, Writing, writing process, writing prompt

• PERFECTION

  

  Gustav sat on his foldout chair, staring at the carved tree trunk. The gathered crowd waited for his next movement. The Monterey Wood Carving Festival had finished two weeks ago. The other sculptures had since been removed. Gustav had become a local celebrity. He would leave when he was sure it was finished. He picked up…

  Iain Kelly

  07/11/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  art, artist, carving, celebrity, chisel, creative writing, criticism, critics, Dark humor, editing, festival, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, humor, humour, literature, obsession, perfection, procrastination, Review, revision, sculpture, Short Story, story, subjective, talent, thick skin, wood, Writing, writing prompt

• THE WRITER’S SPIRAL

  

  Mark met Bob from Accounting at the bottom of the stairs. ‘Another Monday morning,’ said Bob, as they began the trudge up to the office. Mark grunted in reply. Bob began every Monday with the same conversation. ‘Don’t you ever feel like we’re hamsters in a wheel, going round and round and getting nowhere?’ Bob continued. ‘There…

  Iain Kelly

  20/09/2016

  creative writing, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, Short Story

  art, artisitic process, being a writer, comedy, creative process, creative writing, creativity, editing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, literature, office, self help, Short Story, spiral, writer, writer’s life, Writing, writing advice, writing help, writing process

• Celtic v. Benfica

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/iainthekid/8013339475/in/photostream Made for BBC Scotland’s Sportscene Results show – how to cover a football game when you have no footage to show…. Edited on Avid Composer v3.5

  Iain Kelly

  22/09/2012

  Media, Television, Video, Work

  avid, BBC, bbc radio scotland, bbc scotland, benfica, celtic, champions league, editing, football, sport, sportscene, stills, video, work

• Zoe Smith Setup

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/iainthekid/8004343372/in/photostream A short setup piece for the London Olympics 2012 and BBC Sport to introduce weightlifter Zoe Smith, at 17, the youngest in the competition. Broadcast on BBC One. Edited on Avid Composer v5.5 with Sapphire effects.

  Iain Kelly

  21/09/2012

  Media, Television, Video, Work

  avid, BBC, bbc scotland, bbc sport, editing, london 2012, london olympics, montage, olympics, setup, sport, television, weightlifter, weightlifting, work, zoe smith