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Taking Tenerife to task – not a hope in hell

Monday, May 26th, 2008

There’s a lot to be said for the mañana attitude still so prevalent in Tenerife. Urgent tasks are re-classified as tomorrow’s duties, ‘priorities’ tossed into the same to-do-basket as everything else. Result – stress removed, but mission usually unaccomplished. Lists help, but are rarely accomplished. Yesterday morning I stared apprehensively at such a list that [...]

Casting call in Tenerife

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Just a quickie… Anybody with a beautiful bod (rules me out) aged 18-30 (rules me out, again) and European-looking (non-Latin). There’s a casting for a big photo shoot at Las Teresitas soon. Don’t worry, it’s not seedy, it’s clothes-on, commercial and involves beach volleyball. It also pays well for those who pass the casting. Males and [...]

Tenerife’s first sitcom Re-writers

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Well, he of the red pen, returned our sitcom efforts with a commendable amount of red scrawl, and the potential was deemed as neither yay, nor nay, but a solid maybe. Which is better than a slap in the face with a wet carp, but not quite as good as a letter from the Director [...]

Tenerife’s first sitcom writers?

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Life is pretty exciting at the moment. Sometimes it can be a plain bore, a never ending succession of menial features to write, facts to check, chores to avoid and kid’s toys to mend. At the moment though, it’s EXCITING. Sorry, I shouted. I’m currently awaiting the verdict on a sitcom that I’ve co-written with [...]

Have you got The Nerve?

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

In a bold and audacious move, I have signed up to be an executive producer at Nerve TV, the world’s first crowd-sourced media company. All sounds very grand, but what the heck does it mean? Well, it means I can now bounce around ideas I have for TV programmes with similar like-minded people and industry insiders. It [...]

The Tenerife malaise

Friday, February 15th, 2008

Note to self: You’re 43 years of age, a parent of two toddlers and a professional writer. It’s time you got organised. Now I know I recently had a rant about the shambolic organisation of the Elton John soiree but I’m putting myself in the stocks here. If you want to throw things at me, [...]

Writing tips

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

I seem to be getting quite a few emails from people in the UK recently asking how you go about becoming a writer. Funny how things like this come in batches. My first thoughts when I get two or three enquiries a day is that it’s a friend winding me up. I spend time on answering and [...]

Elton John has now left the building

Friday, January 25th, 2008

*** WARNING *** The following post contains language that may offend those of a sensitive nature.  Just back from the Elton gig and contrary to the rumours flying round, I can assure you that it WAS Elton John and not a Las Americas lookalike ‘avin’ a larf. So what was the event like? Sugar and shite, [...]

And now he is…!

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

Elton John to play Tenerife (for sure this time!)  It would now appear the Elton John definitely IS going to grace the sunny shores of Tenerife as part of his Red Piano tour. Reggie’s official website has the following news article, with a link to his tour itinerary, which, yes, does include Arona, Tenerife. Whoopee (I think [...]

Tenerife travel agents training video!

Friday, October 5th, 2007

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