THE FIRST DRAFT
Hello everybody and welcome to the first entry in this new series of posts which I am calling Blackwater Writings.
My name is Craig Robinson. I was born in Dublin, Ireland and I live in Toledo, Spain. To put bread on the table and to pay the bills, I teach English as a Second Language. I am very fortunate that I love my job. Not only does it allow me to meet some really interesting people and learn about their backgrounds, but it also gives me enough time to focus on my real passion which is writing.
When I was at school English was my favourite subject and at an early age I loved creative writing. Films would later become a huge part of my life so combining the two, I decided to study screenwriting at the New York Film Academy and in 2005 was awarded a diploma for my efforts.
I have very recently published my first novella, BLACK WATER VALLEY, and it can be purchased on Amazon in both kindle and physical format (see picture and link. Sly plug, I know but hey, it is not going to sell itself!) The book also has an Instagram page (@blackwatervalleybook) and updates can be found there.
My aim for this blog is to share parts of my writing journey and by that I mean what books I am reading each month, what I am working on and how I get inspired and how often I write and where I do it. I might upload the odd video but there won't be random videos of cats or people falling down stairs - this is a specific blog, and not a Facebook page.
At this moment in time my intention is to upload a new post every week.
I know how challenging it is to get an idea down onto paper so I hope that these posts will be of help to fellow writers of all style and genre.
I always like to look forward in life and also in writing but it is possible that I will dust off some old (almost 20 years old) screenplays and short stories and share them here in future posts. They are part of the journey.
These days I am writing screenplays and I am putting the finishing touches to one which is a comedy.
In January 2023 I plan on starting the sequel to BLACK WATER VALLEY.
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