Category Archives: Jonathan K Benton

Then the news came on – Jonathan K Benton

Posted on April 27, 2014 by jonathan

It’s hard to blog deep every week. I have to mix it up because most of my creative energy is spent on my new manuscript. Sometimes an idea germinates and I’m driven into a flurry of blogging activity, like what …
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier. And some people with whom I shared the theatre

Posted on April 21, 2014 by jonathan

I saw the latest instalment of Captain America  on Easter Friday and boy did I love it. He’s not the most powerful superhero in the Marvel universe but he’s one of the coolest – in a geeky kind of way. …
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A piece on laughter and my two ‘all-time’ favourite jokes – Jonathan K Benton

Posted on April 14, 2014 by jonathan

Catch 22 is one of my favourite books. It’s also one of the funniest books I’ve ever read. Colours and shades, tears and laughter. The saddest stories have the funniest scenes, as the author takes you on an emotional roller …
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Politics – it’s a touchy subject. Jonathan K Benton

Posted on April 6, 2014 by jonathan

The recent pay rises given to Queensland MPs is disgraceful. This is not an article about left/right politics. All sides of the political spectrum in Australia have, at one time or another, proven themselves inept. It’s easy for the opposition …
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Sometimes it’s important not to write – and my thought for the week. Jonathan K Benton

Posted on March 24, 2014 by jonathan

Writing tip: Yesterday was one of my most productive days yet, and I didn’t write a single word. I sat in a café with two extremely talented individuals discussing our respective manuscripts. Discussing ideas is important – I now have …
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The secret to being ‘cool’, for five minutes and ten seconds

Posted on March 16, 2014 by jonathan

I was sitting at the computer thinking about the past – as long as I don’t dwell on it, the past is a great place from which to draw inspiration. I suddenly remembered a song a friend introduced me to …
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Writing tip no. 3 and my thoughts on New Zealand

Posted on March 9, 2014 by jonathan

Writing tip This one is subjective, but I hear it lot, and it works for me. Don’t edit the first draft until you’ve finished it.  Write your story from beginning to end – smash it out. Don’t worry about sentence …
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Writing tip No. 2 and my thoughts for the week

Posted on March 2, 2014 by jonathan

Messy writing Two weeks ago I enjoyed another exhausting day pouring through my half-finished manuscript with Joelene, the talented young woman helping me with my writing. I also had the pleasure of reading some of her own exciting work. She …
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Thoughts for the week – a little jewel on writing too

Posted on February 23, 2014 by jonathan

Writing Authors will likely stumble upon the phrase ‘unpacking a sentence’. I did recently. Writing can be arduous.  A lot of thought goes into a story. It’s easy to grow careless and write a sentence that ‘tells’ the reader something …
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Love – is it science, sex (just to spice up the title) or something else?

Posted on February 16, 2014 by jonathan

I watched About Time on Valentine’s day. Rachel McAdam’s is the Queen of romantic comedy. It’s not as good as Love Actually, although I liked the time travel thing. The movie got me thinking. It’s logical to assume love is …
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