November 2020: Winter's Grasp
Hey folks, It's (somehow) almost December as this extremely odd and taxing year draws to a close, and I've somehow managed to do an update every month -...
October 2020: New Hope
Hey folks, Happy Samhain/Halloween! I've managed to put together an actual update this month, so grab some sweeties or another seasonally-appropriate snack...
Monthly updates from a writer of comics
Welcome to Word Stew by me, Chris Mole. Writer (#Brigantia, The Black Rubric), musician, raconteur, bisexual. He/him. Sign up now so you don’t miss the first...
September 2020: It Gets Worse
It will genuinely be a short update this month, folks - I'm very stressed at the moment and have no time/energy to devote to anything in-depth. Writing has...
August 2020: All Change
Hey folks, I know I say this every month, but this will definitely be shorter than last time - Real Life ™ has intruded on my creative endeavours with a...
July 2020: New Frontiers
Hey folks, It feels like I have a lot more to write about this month - there's definitely been more going on creatively in July than in previous months, but...
June 2020: The Hell-Year
Hey everybody, The Usual We live in interesting times, huh? It's been one hell of a month, both in the world at large (continuing and justified civil unrest,...
May 2020: Banished From the Light
Hey everybody, The Usual What's it like to go outdoors and feel the sun and wind on your face? I barely remember any more... Joking aside (I'm responsible...
April 2020: Life in Lockdown
[This post was scheduled for March 31st, but website issues meant I couldn't post it! Better late than never...] Hey everybody, It's amazing how much can...
March 2020: A New World
Howdy all, Well, things have certainly changed a lot in a month..! Since my last post (as you're almost certainly aware) the world has been gripped by...
February 2020: Admin Stuff
Howdy folks, Month 2 of the recap posts, and this one will probably be a little shorter than last month's since I didn't have a Christmas break in which to...
January 2020: Planning Ahead
Howdy, folks! This is the first of my attempt to write 12 blog posts/newsletters this year - one a month, to recap what I've done in that month and help me...
2020: Here We Go
It's been a long time since my last post! 2019 was a... difficult year, to say the least. On a personal level, I went from dizzying heights of happiness to...
From One Steel City to Another
"You'd have to be here to believe it!" January 22nd, 2016. For most Penguins fans, just another home game against the Philadelphia Flyers- obviously...
A Barrage of Comics
Writing small press comics involves a lot of waiting and a lot of patience- it takes you a few minutes to write down some words describing an epic battle...
On Comics: Pacing
Part two! In this post (following on from my previous entry about writing comics dialogue), I'm going to have a quick look at pacing, or how a story flows...
Sir Terry Pratchett: R.I.P
So, in case you somehow haven't seen the news- Sir Terry Pratchett, the author of the Discworld series and a host of other books, passed away peacefully in...
On Comics: Dialogue
Hey, everybody! This is intended to be the first of a couple of posts in which I espouse my thoughts on writing comics, distilled from having been doing it...
She Rides to the Sabbath
Well now, it's been a busy month since my last post! Life continues unabated, as usual- working full time and trying to cram comics and music (as well as...
Website Updates
New year, new start! 2015 LET'S DO THIS. I've finally gotten round to doing some updates on my website- adding the various projects that I've been involved...