Chapter 23 by James Garside

James Garside

A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I'm also funny — I probably should've led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let's be part of each other's stories. More at: jamesgarside.net jamesgarside.substack.com

  1. Oct 28

    EP0033 Writer’s Notebook: Environment / Setting (Reading) — Chapter 23 by James Garside

    Take a leaf out of my notebook “All the world’s a stage” — William Shakespeare Another day, another page from my notebook. Something to do with Shakespeare, Pynchon, and Quantum Mechanics. The pastoral myth that we keep reaching for even though we know it’s gone. I’m pretty sure I wrote this over 25 years ago on a creative writing MA. I’ve no idea what I was going on about so I should have paid more attention. This episode is brought to you by: Nobody. Links: Original: Writer’s Notebook: Environment / Setting Substack: jamesgarside.substack.com Medium: medium.com/@jamesgarside_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/@jamesgarside Web: jamesgarside.net Chapter 23 by James Garside. A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I’m also funny — I probably should’ve led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let’s be part of each other’s stories. More at: jamesgarside.net Get full access to Chapter 23 by James Garside at jamesgarside.substack.com/subscribe

    EP0033 Writer’s Notebook: Environment / Setting (Reading) — Chapter 23 by James Garside

  2. Oct 21

    EP0032 Writer’s Notebook: I’ve No Idea What I Was Blathering On About (Reading) — Chapter 23 by James Garside

    It made perfect sense at the time “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” — Einstein I know that nobody is listening to this. But I’m committed to reading every single thing I published on Medium over the years. Including the fragments. Like this one. Actually, I’m not that committed. But I probably should be. This episode is brought to you by: Nobody. Links: Original: Writer’s Notebook: I’ve no idea what I was blathering on about Substack: jamesgarside.substack.com Medium: medium.com/@jamesgarside_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/@jamesgarside Web: jamesgarside.net Chapter 23 by James Garside. A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I’m also funny — I probably should’ve led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let’s be part of each other’s stories. More at: jamesgarside.net Get full access to Chapter 23 by James Garside at jamesgarside.substack.com/subscribe

    EP0032 Writer’s Notebook: I’ve No Idea What I Was Blathering On About (Reading) — Chapter 23 by James Garside

  3. Oct 14

    EP0031 Hating Harry Potter (Reading) — Chapter 23 by James Garside

    The one where I said something nice about JK Rowling “THAT is why I like Harry Potter.” — James Garside Trigger Warning: This post contains me saying something rude about Harry Potter. It also contains me saying somehing nice about JK Rowling. Tell no-one. I once got death threats from Harry Potter fans. True story. That was many years ago on Twitter in much happier times. My crime? I refused to read Harry Potter. This is another piece from the archives. Written back when I used to teach creative writing to gifted and talented young people. All young people are gifted and talented of course. I mean as part of the gifted and talented young people programme. That meant defending my lack of interest in Harry Potter to a room full of Harry Potter fans more than once. You have been warned. This episode is brought to you by: Nobody. Links: Original: Hating Harry Potter Substack: jamesgarside.substack.com Medium: medium.com/@jamesgarside_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/@jamesgarside Web: jamesgarside.net Chapter 23 by James Garside. A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I’m also funny — I probably should’ve led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let’s be part of each other’s stories. More at: jamesgarside.net Get full access to Chapter 23 by James Garside at jamesgarside.substack.com/subscribe

    EP0031 Hating Harry Potter (Reading) — Chapter 23 by James Garside

  4. Oct 9

    EP0030 Writer's Notebook: Totally Gonzo (Reading) — Chapter 23 by James Garside

    Always get the name of the dog “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” — Hunter S. Thompson I’m basically reading out pages from my notebook at this point. Which, funnily enough, is how Hunter S. Thompson accidentally created Gonzo journalism. Except his notes were much better. This is something I scribbled about Gonzo journalism. Not an explanation so much as what writers can steal from it. Which turns out to be quite a lot. This episode is brought to you by: Nobody. Links: Original: Writer’s Notebook: Totally Gonzo Substack: jamesgarside.substack.com Medium: medium.com/@jamesgarside_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/@jamesgarside Web: jamesgarside.net Chapter 23 by James Garside. A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I’m also funny — I probably should’ve led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let’s be part of each other’s stories. More at: jamesgarside.net Get full access to Chapter 23 by James Garside at jamesgarside.substack.com/subscribe

    EP0030 Writer's Notebook: Totally Gonzo (Reading) — Chapter 23 by James Garside

  5. Sep 12

    EP0029 My Twitter Rules (in the order that I just made them up) (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

    A long time ago on an internet far, far away... “Be a goat, not a sheep.” — James Garside Do you remember the golden age of the internet? Do you remember when it used to be a fun place? Do you remember when you used to chat with friends from all over the world? In short: Do you remember when Twitter used to be Twitter? Well, I wrote this back then. My Twitter Rules. A little bit of silliness from a much happier time. It was a joke but I stand by every word. I swear that even though I made them up some of these rules are good advice for life in general. Rule eleven goes without saying. You’ll work it out. Twitter is dead. Long live the friends that I made on Twitter. This episode is brought to you by: Nobody. Links: Original: My Twitter Rules (in the order that I just made them up) Substack: jamesgarside.substack.com Medium: medium.com/@jamesgarside_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/@jamesgarside Web: jamesgarside.net Chapter 23 by James Garside. A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I’m also funny — I probably should’ve led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let’s be part of each other’s stories. More at: jamesgarside.net Get full access to Chapter 23 by James Garside at jamesgarside.substack.com/subscribe

    EP0029 My Twitter Rules (in the order that I just made them up) (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

  6. Sep 7

    EP0028 Writer’s Notebook: Cul-de-sac (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

    Three sentences and a confession “It’s ok to die. It’s ok to fail. But it’s not ok to live in fear.” — James Garside This is very short. Three sentences and a confession. Listen three times and then go write something. I fear death less than failure. This took me longer to arrive at than you might think. It’s a strange thing to know about yourself. Good to know regardless. If you’re not feeling motivated then you need to stop and ask why. I don’t have the answer. But fear of failure is often worse than failure itself. A cul-de-sac is only a dead end if you stay there. This episode is brought to you by: Nobody. Links: Original: Writer’s Notebook: Cul-de-sac Substack: jamesgarside.substack.com Medium: medium.com/@jamesgarside_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/@jamesgarside Web: jamesgarside.net Chapter 23 by James Garside. A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I’m also funny — I probably should’ve led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let’s be part of each other’s stories. More at: jamesgarside.net Get full access to Chapter 23 by James Garside at jamesgarside.substack.com/subscribe

    EP0028 Writer’s Notebook: Cul-de-sac (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

  7. Aug 31

    EP0027 Writer’s Notebook: Advice from a Drunk Writer (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

    The only writing advice you need “Forget about writing a novel. Write scenes and stitch them together.” — A Drunk Writer Wisdom shows up in the strangest places. The best writing advice I ever received was from a drunk writer who broke into their own car. If you have a minute I’ll tell you what they said. Worth every second. The advice he gave me that night is the most useful thing anyone has ever said to me about writing. Alcohol may have had something to do with it. Who was this mysterious writer? I’ll never tell. This episode is brought to you by: Nobody. Links: Original: Writer’s Notebook: Advice from a Drunk Writer Substack: jamesgarside.substack.com Medium: medium.com/@jamesgarside_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/@jamesgarside Web: jamesgarside.net Chapter 23 by James Garside. A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I’m also funny — I probably should’ve led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let’s be part of each other’s stories. More at: jamesgarside.net Get full access to Chapter 23 by James Garside at jamesgarside.substack.com/subscribe

    EP0027 Writer’s Notebook: Advice from a Drunk Writer (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

  8. Aug 24

    EP0026 Writer’s Notebook: In the Beginning was the Word (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

    Quantum Mechanics, The Bible, and what you hide from “The Universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” — Muriel Rukeyser Three paragraphs and a quote. Quantum Mechanics, The Bible, and what you hide from. I’m not sure what any of this has to do with writing but it sounds about right. Do these ideas belong together? I report. You decide. This episode is brought to you by: Nobody. Links: Original: Writer’s Notebook: In the Beginning was the Word Substack: jamesgarside.substack.com Medium: medium.com/@jamesgarside_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/@jamesgarside Web: jamesgarside.net Chapter 23 by James Garside. A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I’m also funny — I probably should’ve led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let’s be part of each other’s stories. More at: jamesgarside.net Get full access to Chapter 23 by James Garside at jamesgarside.substack.com/subscribe

    EP0026 Writer’s Notebook: In the Beginning was the Word (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside
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A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I'm also funny — I probably should've led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let's be part of each other's stories. More at: jamesgarside.net jamesgarside.substack.com

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