Tade Thompson's Blog, page 17

Finished writing the first draft of my novel ‘Rosewater’. It is ugly as hell and nobody can see it until I’ve done first pass revisions, but at least the raw inspiration is down on paper. The next step is to … Continue reading →

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“Although we cannot provide mechanistic explanations, the production of visual art involves more than the mere cognitive and motor processing described. The creation of visual art is a personal integrative experience –- an experience of ‘flow,’ – in which the … Continue reading →

Themes I hope to cover in my talk on Mental Illness in Nineworlds Geekfest 2014 Venue: Radisson Blu Edwardian convention hotel at Heathrow, London The talk is in Room 30, 11:45 to 1300hrs. Themes: Stigma: Why creative writers are of … Continue reading →

…Is perfect schlock. It will remain an artifact of pure film-making ineptitude and if we ever send out an interstellar probe a digital recording of it should be included. It must be allowed to join films like ‘Plan 9 From … Continue reading →

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I’ll be at the Nineworlds Geekfest this year (8-10th August). I’ll be on one panel, I’ll do one reading and I’ll be heading one workshop. Workshop: I’ll be running a workshop on mental illness portrayal in fiction. This is a … Continue reading →

I’m exhaused-long day which I’ll tell you about soon, but came home and could not sleep. I drew this in ink and watercolour with my eyelids heavy. Yawn!Filed under: art, comics, diversity, exercise, painting, sketching Tagged: art, drawing, ink, random, … Continue reading →