Twitter Twatter #85

First half of July 2020:

I just published Monkey Tennis: how #AlanPartridge singlehandedly created the TV landscape of today... https://t.co/r0wu0BwHV6 pic.twitter.com/dAEvipim42

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 2, 2020

1. Swallows In The Heatwave
2. The Universal
3. End Of A Century
4. He Thought of Cars
5. Death Of A Party
6. Look Inside America https://t.co/V1Cj7LSelD

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 2, 2020

@bbcglasto What are the chances of Pulp and Blur's set from '98, or sets by Supergrass, Ultrasound, Beck, Skunk Anansie and/or Garbage making it to iplayer?

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 3, 2020

We demand justice for Mondas and Planet 5... https://t.co/NvV18dfx59

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 3, 2020

Fox News has done to our parents what they thought gangsta rap would do to us pic.twitter.com/7tv5SRb6Xz

— Seltzer In Place (@VernorsHerzog) June 29, 2020

I just published An Interview With #VelvetChain https://t.co/PF0WTkYWiJ @erikaamato @SRTheBronze @SethGreen @joss pic.twitter.com/TJxfKehXyw

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 3, 2020

"Stile To Sunset, Elslack Moor"
A stile to sunset on the Pennine Way on Elslack Moor near Skipton, North Yorkshire, UK.
Like/Follow for daily photography

You can purchase this image as a print or on over 25 different items in my new online shop - https://t.co/IrIgdJh47a

© pic.twitter.com/KnpQ5EUQvm

— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) July 3, 2020

1. The Great Escape
2. Blur
3. Parklife https://t.co/vGTBX5LHPM

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 4, 2020

Why I Adore #TheStationAgent And You Should Too… https://t.co/4eOwo8EBaw pic.twitter.com/KIPXomT6OD

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 4, 2020

"Footpath To The Falls"
This path runs from the Yorkshire Dales Nation Park car park in Grassington down to the superb Linton Falls in the valley below.

You can purchase this image as a print or on over 25 different items in my new online shop - https://t.co/GexIzEVG5U pic.twitter.com/xnJEPdX8B1

— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) July 4, 2020

I can't justify buying it, but I like the cover. It's yellow.

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 5, 2020

Remember that time? #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/TETf7McbB3

— Tim Hill (@tim42nz) July 4, 2020

Every time I see Russell Brand's twitter username, I think to myself: has Russell T Davies joined twitter again?

Every. Single. Time. pic.twitter.com/YQ7t7y5iV2

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 5, 2020

You may have singlehandedly gotten them through lockdown.

You saved @BigFinish!

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 5, 2020

Spicy Copper Man
Miss Moneypen
Fish
Coffee Breath
Ringbag
Helpme https://t.co/DIaS3fYRXC

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 5, 2020

I just published An Interview With The #Discworld’s Falconer: Dave ‘Hodgesaargh’ Hodges https://t.co/JbAbz7ULp1 @terryandrob #TerryPratchett #Falconry pic.twitter.com/wFIiIYYA3p

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 5, 2020

Today’s the day! ✨#DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/yTAax9AlSc

— TardisMonkey #BraveHeartTegan (@tardis_monkey) July 6, 2020

1989

Sylvester McCoy

Sylvester McCoy

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 6, 2020

"Saltburn-by-the-Sea"
The eye-catching Saltburn Cliff Tramway and the Pier below. Another of those places I have to stop off at if I am passing. I quick walk on the beach, a few photos & ten minutes in the amusements on the pier. Can't beat it!
Like/Follow for daily photos. pic.twitter.com/9nKMnhCAm8

— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) July 6, 2020

I just published My Sixteen-Month-Old Son Made This Fauvist Masterpiece And What It Taught Me About Parenting https://t.co/vOYPzW8qMt pic.twitter.com/mKfY0PORb9

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 6, 2020

"St Germain's Churchyard"
A random find while exploring the Yorkshire Coast some years ago. The remains of St Garmain's Church in Marske-by-the-Sea. Located in the graveyard is the grave is Captain Cook's Father.
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— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) July 7, 2020

I just published What’s The One Thing Most Billionaires Have In Common? https://t.co/qNbPBd8IO8 pic.twitter.com/GE0O1ZuVPP

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 7, 2020

Am I the only person who for the past 10 years has taken the cereal bag from each new box of Wheat Chex & placed it inside the box from the Limited Edition #StarTrek 2009 Cereal so they could pretend to be eating @StarTrek cereal every day? I am? Yeah. That’s what I thought.🖖🥣 pic.twitter.com/3GyFiMgfEV

— Enterprise Extra (@EnterpriseExtra) July 7, 2020

This will never not be powerfulpic.twitter.com/Ebi3uNQZoF

— Mike Lee (@mikeanthonylee) July 6, 2020

The gratitude from the Government didn’t last long.

Free parking for NHS staff will end on 31st July.

Please RT if you agree this is a kick in the teeth as Covid-19 continues to take lives. pic.twitter.com/sFmQF6zaim

— NHS Million (@NHSMillion) July 7, 2020

The lack of respect you have for both Douglas Camfield and Big Narstie is disappointing. https://t.co/5J69yRNnBb

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 8, 2020

Do please retweet if you think @BorisJohnson must now apologise to the #carehome staff he insulted. https://t.co/DMkxhNp4DP

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) July 7, 2020

I just published An Interview With #Pulp https://t.co/3C41FKMKSm pic.twitter.com/QCcsvBOwnU

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 8, 2020

"Paddy's Hole"
Following on from yesterday's photos of the fishing huts on South Gare in Redcar, this is one of the small harbours nearby.

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© Tom Holmes / https://t.co/kvR9zpVegd pic.twitter.com/phtZoJHEuF

— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) July 9, 2020

"Teesside Wind Farm"
Another photo from South Gare in Redcar. This wind farm is situated about a mile off the coast with 27 turbines.

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© Tom Holmes / https://t.co/kvR9zpVegd pic.twitter.com/ZTS5kPMqgq

— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) July 10, 2020

Magnolia (1999) https://t.co/CLWI1SHCHz pic.twitter.com/pISNr8DGyq

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 10, 2020

I remember seeing references to DSN in the early 90's, but I think they probably disappeared when they started using DS9 as an acronym in the show itself.

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 10, 2020

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— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 11, 2020

"Wotcha!"

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 11, 2020

Which @BBCGlasto performances have you seen on iPlayer?

Be sure to catch Pulp's and 100+ more ⛺️ https://t.co/C01QYi0OXf pic.twitter.com/hc5cToNnMJ

— BBC Radio 6 Music (@BBC6Music) July 10, 2020

There are more trees on Earth than there are stars in the Milky Way.

— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) July 11, 2020

Kamelion could have been brilliant. How do you get shape changing robot wrong? https://t.co/Qvkmjpyij5

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 11, 2020

Exactly. The possibilities were endless.

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 11, 2020

M.A.S.K.
ThunderCats
Wacky Races
Transformers
Star Trek: The Animated Series (repeats) https://t.co/XWu5nyukzQ

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 11, 2020

More TV science fiction series should start with embroidery patterns... https://t.co/iAfdyksJ17

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 11, 2020

Let's have a whip round. https://t.co/wSbUlmIkVx

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 11, 2020

This dog was left in this car on the hottest day of the year with no water or ventilation. pic.twitter.com/vkR3urz4o8

— Jonny Morris (@jonnymorris1973) July 19, 2014

I see National Anthem is trending... pic.twitter.com/H0AgfphJPo

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 11, 2020

Late to the party is still at the party. I'm glad you liked it.

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 14, 2020

6 new #StarTrek series:

Serial adventure (DSC)
Epic personal conflict (PIC)
Fun mature comedy (LDS)
Optimistic episodic (SNW)
Gritty intrigue (S31)
Teen coming of age (Untitled)

As a kid this would’ve been a dream come true! So, I’m choosing to be a kid again.#NewTrekOpenMind pic.twitter.com/LmMCOue91Q

— Mark Berkins (@markberkins) July 13, 2020

Here's the trailer for Carleton In Lockdown https://t.co/E7iVfNd1YB via @YouTube

'a socially distanced documentary'

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 15, 2020

It's not really a fair comparison: Series VI is the pinnacle of human achievement.

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 15, 2020

Just rediscovered the personal letter from JNT thanking me for taking part in Dimensions in Time as Kiv!@SBCranford pic.twitter.com/LFqSf8bDov

— Phil Newman 🌈🎭♎ (@philnewmandsign) July 16, 2020

thrmidim of rkflisk roral life

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 16, 2020

1) Rosa
2) Fugitive Of The Judoon
3) Resolution

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 16, 2020

Yar isn't blacked out, she's been subsumed by Armus. pic.twitter.com/Q62027aaL7

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 18, 2020

In 2018, users discovered an AI glitch that meant if they translated the word 'dog' 18 times from Maori to English they got an unexpected result. pic.twitter.com/Lks6jyUwVk

— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) July 18, 2020

“It took them 35 years to do nothing and 24 hours to do something,” https://t.co/yyZGu6TK0M

— zellie (@zellieimani) July 18, 2020

Remember, it's not screen accurate until you've smashed it on the deck... https://t.co/dV2LqQkzME

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 19, 2020

I hate it when this happens. pic.twitter.com/QBGSdvfG3n

— Yeasty Snack (@The_Ambassador_) July 19, 2020

pic.twitter.com/3pu55iJupf

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 19, 2020

OK Boomer

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 20, 2020

Insecure Writer's Support Group #8

It's time for the Insecure Writer's Support Group again. You can sign up here. This time it's co-hosted by Susan Baury Rouchard, Nancy Gideon, Jennifer Lane, Jennifer Hawes, Chemist Ken and Chrys Fey.

This been a good month.

I started putting articles on Medium, the documentary I was working on was released, I wrote an article about Aliens comics, another about the pilot episodes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe TV series and I'm halfway through a novel pitch I'm really enjoying writing.

Time is still a pressure, but as lockdown has eased, I have been able to gain some writing time.

This month's (optional) question:
Quote: "Although I have written a short story collection, the form found me and not the other way around. Don't write short stories, novels or poems. Just write your truth and your stories will mold into the shapes they need to be."

Have you ever written a piece that became a form, or even a genre, you hadn't planned on writing in? Or do you choose a form/genre in advance?

I have set out to write a comedy sketch and written something far more serious. That sounds like I wrote something and it just wasn't funny so I tried to pass it off as tragedy instead, which isn't true, but might account for a lot of the scripts I've read.

I've tried to write first person and accidentally slipped into third. I love reading things in the first person, but writing them doesn't come naturally to me. It should be easy, but the best examples of the style use subtext in a way to tell the reader what other characters beside our protagonist are thinking and feeling without telling us what other characters beside our protagonist are thinking and feeling. It sounds so much easier than it is.

I wrote some gags for a wedding speech that I'm hoping to use somewhere else down the line.

Carleton In Lockdown Released

Carleton In Lockdown has been released.



I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the fifty villagers who took part and you for watching.

We'd love to know what you think.

Carleton In Lockdown Premieres Tomorrow

The 'socially distanced documentary', Carleton In Lockdown, has a suitably socially distanced and virtual premiere this Saturday the 18th of June 2020 at 7pm, Greenwich Mean Time.

It's due to appear on the website here at that time. If you visit before Saturday at 7pm, there will be a lovely welcoming "coming soon", but no film.

If you are unable to join us on Saturday at 7pm, the documentary will be available to stream at your leisure.

I'm really looking forward to hearing what people think of Carleton In Lockdown.

Carleton In Lockdown Trailer

Here's the trailer for Carleton In Lockdown:



Please join us for our online premiere on Saturday 18th July at 7pm on either Facebook or YouTube. Please see the PMH Productions website for more information.

Carleton In Lockdown Announced

So the first project that I am working on with PMH Productions is called Carleton In Lockdown and it concerns how the North Yorkshire village of Carleton-In-Craven has been affected by coronavirus and the lockdown in response to it.

Residents of the village were interviewed on their doorsteps about their experiences of lockdown. All interviews were conducted under strict social distancing guidelines and the film crew remained two metres away at all times.

The Craven Herald and Pioneer gave the documentary some coverage.

More details to follow...