by Graeme Cumming | Mar 31, 2017 | Gogglebox, Nostalgia, Television |
Back in the late 1960s, out of nowhere, the ITV channels started promoting two new series that were coming up. I know there were two, because the trailers were played back to back. The first was a police series. I can remember that, because uniformed officers appeared... by Graeme Cumming | Mar 20, 2017 | Publishing, Ravens Gathering, Writing |
In my previous post (which I’d recommend you read before going any further), I only started to provide a flavour of the event as I began to experience it. The friends I’d met up with had been almost unknown to me little more than 18 months earlier, and yet I do feel... by Graeme Cumming | Mar 19, 2017 | Publishing, Writing |
This year is filled with change for me. The decision to sell my business and focus on writing is, in turns, scary and liberating. But it also underlines the need to take the writing seriously. Or, more accurately, the business of writing seriously. For that reason,... by Graeme Cumming | Mar 12, 2017 | Music, Nostalgia, The Gigging Years |
In the summer of 1979, I met the love of my life – at least, that’s what I thought at the time. The spark between us was immediate and intense. Flatteringly, the meeting was contrived, with me being lured to a house party where it turns out I knew hardly anyone. The... by Graeme Cumming | Mar 10, 2017 | Fiction, Ravens Gathering |
Okay, guys, it’s taken a while, but I can confirm that, at long last, Ravens Gathering is available in paperback. At present, it is only available in the UK, but as it has been referred to by one reviewer as “a very British thriller”, that’s probably not a bad thing.... by Graeme Cumming | Mar 4, 2017 | Gogglebox, Nostalgia, Television |
When filming the last series of The Saint, the producers decided to play with the idea of putting Simon Templar in partnership with another wealthy playboy-type character. The idea resulted in an episode called The Ex-King of Diamonds, which is credited with being the...