By Benjamin Arthur Robinson This article is a personal reflection on why writers keep notebooks, one of the many subjects that feeds into my life as a writer. My work moves between poetry, fiction, humour, observation and imaginative worlds, and I enjoy following ideas wherever they lead. Where the idea begins For me, why writers…
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Exploring the strange ideas that become stories Through Words
By Benjamin Arthur Robinson This article is a personal reflection on the strange ideas that become stories, one of the many subjects that feeds into my life as a writer. My work moves between poetry, fiction, humour, observation and imaginative worlds, and I enjoy following ideas wherever they lead. Where the idea begins For me,…
Inside My Approach to the value of experimentation in fiction
By Benjamin Arthur Robinson This article is a personal reflection on the value of experimentation in fiction, one of the many subjects that feeds into my life as a writer. My work moves between poetry, fiction, humour, observation and imaginative worlds, and I enjoy following ideas wherever they lead. Where the idea begins For me,…
From First Thought to Finished Page: the humour behind Space 2047
By Benjamin Arthur Robinson This article is a personal reflection on the humour behind Space 2047, one of the many subjects that feeds into my life as a writer. My work moves between poetry, fiction, humour, observation and imaginative worlds, and I enjoy following ideas wherever they lead. Where the idea begins For me, the…
The Joy and Difficulty of Dorset
By Benjamin Arthur Robinson This article is a personal reflection on Dorset, one of the many subjects that feeds into my life as a writer. My work moves between poetry, fiction, humour, observation and imaginative worlds, and I enjoy following ideas wherever they lead. Where the idea begins For me, Dorset begins with attention. A…
Inside My Approach to the discipline of daily writing
By Benjamin Arthur Robinson This article is a personal reflection on the discipline of daily writing, one of the many subjects that feeds into my life as a writer. My work moves between poetry, fiction, humour, observation and imaginative worlds, and I enjoy following ideas wherever they lead. Where the idea begins For me, the…
A Personal Reflection on building strange fictional worlds
By Benjamin Arthur Robinson This article is a personal reflection on building strange fictional worlds, one of the many subjects that feeds into my life as a writer. My work moves between poetry, fiction, humour, observation and imaginative worlds, and I enjoy following ideas wherever they lead. Where the idea begins For me, building strange…
Why I Keep Returning to how titles shape a reader’s expectations
By Benjamin Arthur Robinson This article is a personal reflection on how titles shape a reader’s expectations, one of the many subjects that feeds into my life as a writer. My work moves between poetry, fiction, humour, observation and imaginative worlds, and I enjoy following ideas wherever they lead. Where the idea begins For me,…
How I Think About writing long-form science fiction
By Benjamin Arthur Robinson This article is a personal reflection on writing long-form science fiction, one of the many subjects that feeds into my life as a writer. My work moves between poetry, fiction, humour, observation and imaginative worlds, and I enjoy following ideas wherever they lead. Where the idea begins For me, writing long-form…
From First Thought to Finished Page: turning observations into poems
By Benjamin Arthur Robinson This article is a personal reflection on turning observations into poems, one of the many subjects that feeds into my life as a writer. My work moves between poetry, fiction, humour, observation and imaginative worlds, and I enjoy following ideas wherever they lead. Where the idea begins For me, turning observations…
