Random thoughts

Feeling frazzled and annoyed at nothing in particular, I have decided to write some random thoughts regarding what I am doing at the moment.  Yesterday, I submitted a short Sherlock Holmes Pastiche, try saying that on a Saturday night, and resubmitted a parody of a Doctor Who story for a non official charity book range called Professor Howe.  The story I have parodied is the late Douglas Adams 'The Pirate planet'.  It was particularly enjoyable to write even if I kept deviating from the original brief of parodying the story and started to write my own crazy psychedelic version of the story.  I enjoy my writing and wish I could earn a living from it.  Those who try to live on writing will appreciate how difficult that is.  Therefore, I continue to devote myself to my teaching which can be both rewarding and challenging. So what have I been watching recently? The book of Boba Fett has proven to be an enjoyable exploration of the backstory of a character from ...

Well, that's another Sherlock Holmes pastiche completed and sent off for submission. So far, I have completed, one Sherlock Holmes in the realm of HG Wells short story; one back story of Sir Hugo Baskerville; a story of what Gilchrist, a character in one of the short stories called 'The three students', did next; a story involving Holmes and Carnacki, which made it to the second round but I assume didn't make it to the actual volume, as I submitted it at the end of last August and haven't heard anything since, and my latest, Sherlock Holmes and the case of the poisoned Grocer. So far, five written, four sent off and two published. I will wait and see what will happen with this latest submission. My long term aim of self publishing a volume of short stories called the 'Worlds of Sherlock Holmes' is coming into fruition. I need one more story before I do this.

Hi guys, I'm pleased to say that one of my Sherlock Holmes short stories is being published in one of the volumes of Sherlock Holmes: New adventures in the realms of HG Wells. For further details, follow the link below: Sherlock Holmes: New Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells, via @Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/belangerbooks/sherlock-holmes-new-adventures-in-the-realms-of-hg-wells?ref=android_project_share

I'm pleased to announce that another short story of mine: 'The legend of the Yeth hound' will be released in the forthcoming volume, 'The nefarious villains of Sherlock Holmes.'  The volume is available to order from Kickstarter now.

I started writing in earnest in 2018.  Here is an update of the many projects I have been involved with in that time: Writing projects by Mark. C. Richardson: 1/. Science fiction script: 33 pages 17,289 words. ‘Ramble on Rose’ written in 2018- no feedback from the place where I submitted it. Actions to be taken- change title; change the Grateful Dead to fictional band.  Submit to Science fiction podcast/ radio science fiction sites. 2/. Professor Howe and the Planet Pilferers : 12 Chapters 30,491 words. Submission to the charity book range.  Provisionally accepted by the range’s editor.  Waiting for the other books to be completed.  Hopefully, the book will be published in 2023.  3rd draft so far.  Another draft will have to be submitted once the other books in the series have been written. 3/. Faerie book series: Planning: Creation myth and brief summaries of the three continents of Faerie written.  Short stories aimed at 5 year olds based on th...

My attempts at writing a Sherlock Holmes story. Over the years I have enjoyed reading Sherlock Holmes stories and watching the various adaptations in television drama and Film formats.  The publication of the Stephen Fry readings of the Canon renewed my enthusiasm for all things Holmes. The Sherlock Holmes Canon read by Stephen Fry. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Fry's readings and found myself immersed in the world of Holmes for some months as I listened to it in its entirety.  From listening to the Canon, I was inspired to write the synopses of two short stories: one takes place during Holmes's time in Dartmoor during the 'Hounds of the Baskervilles' case and the other was a spin off story concerning what happened next to the student Gilchrist after being discovered as the cheat in the 'The adventures of the three Students' story.  Recently, I've managed to write a first draft of the 'Annals of Gilchrist' and was about to start collating feedbac...

An old review of the return of  Doctor Mysterio written for the 'Journey into the TARDIS' Facebook group. The return of Doctor Mysterio: First broadcast in the UK on the 25th December 2016. Directed by Ed Bazalgette. Written by Steven Moffat Starring Peter Capaldi as the Doctor, Matt Lucas as Nardole, Justin Chatwin as Grant and Charity Wakefield as Lucy. The Christmas special of 2016 was the only episode of Doctor who following the Christmas special of the year before: The husbands of River Song. As usual in a dry year of TV Doctor Who, I immersed myself in the spin offs: Big Finish and the tie -in novels. By late November 2016, my anticipation for a new episode of Doctor Who had reached fever pitch. My mind was full of questions: why Doctor Mysterio-wasn’t that what the show used to be called in Spanish in the sixties? Would this link into the episode or was it an enigmatic title to tease the audience with? How would Matt Lucas’s character Nardole fit in? Would he b...