Hello readers! I’ve been playing more Tears of the Kingdom recently, and some of the “lava physics” in that game reminded me of various questions I have been asked over the years about lava in films and video games. This blog has hosted plenty of “cool rocks” since its inception, but we haven’t yet talked … Continue reading Is lava wet? And other questions
Making maps
Hello readers! Today’s blog post is mostly waffle with some updates. I’m very busy readying the second book in the Highmoor series for publication, so you can expect an announcement on that soon. I’m also very slowly creating a map to go with each book, and this has been a lot more time-consuming than I … Continue reading Making maps
Game review: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Hello readers! I’m reviewing something different today. It isn’t a film, it isn’t science fiction, and it isn’t terrible. For those of you who aren’t familiar, The Legend of Zelda is a long-running series of video games focussed around exploring a fantasy world populated with logic puzzles, eccentric characters, and curiously adorable monsters. The latest … Continue reading Game review: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Six-minute summary: Florence Nightingale
Hello readers! It’s time for the second instalment in this series of six-minute summaries. Last time, we covered Alfred Wegener, who brought about a paradigm shift in the Earth sciences with his idea of continental drift. This time, we’ll look at another revolutionary thinker: Florence Nightingale. International nurses day was on Friday 12th May, which … Continue reading Six-minute summary: Florence Nightingale
Book promotion: 6th-8th May
Hello readers! This weekend, from Saturday 6th to the end of Monday 8th May, all four of my books are going to be FREE on Amazon. To find all my books quickly, just visit my Amazon author page at http://www.amazon.co.uk/C-W-Clayton/e/B09YZXSQ3D. What is an Amazon Author page? Amazon Author pages are strange places. They are neither … Continue reading Book promotion: 6th-8th May
The court is in session for chord progression
Hello readers! This week I’m asking the question which has been plaguing humanity since the advent of the 12-tone equal temperament scale: can you copyright a chord progression? A rather interesting court case has started in Manhattan, where the heirs of the co-writer of Marvin Gaye’s song Let’s Get It On are accusing Ed Sheeran … Continue reading The court is in session for chord progression
Film review: Moonfall
Hello readers! This week I suffered through another sub-par sci-fi blockbuster: Moonfall (2022). This is yet another disaster film served up by Roland Emmerich, and it’s very similar to his previous offerings (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, 2012), except somehow worse. Is it worth watching? That’s hard to say. Personally, I enjoyed Moonfall – … Continue reading Film review: Moonfall
Clayton goes to Iceland
Hello readers! The blog title says it all really: I have recently returned from a trip to Iceland. The place has always intrigued me, but the final factor in convincing me to go was not, in fact, Ridley Scott’s 2012 film Prometheus (see my earlier review), but being invited there on holiday with no need … Continue reading Clayton goes to Iceland
Book review: Frankenstein
Hello readers! As mentioned in the previous post, this week my work dragged me away from the dreary confines of northern England - and what with all the travelling, I managed to get a bit of reading done. I read something that had been on my hit list for a while: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, published … Continue reading Book review: Frankenstein
Six-minute summary: Alfred Wegener
Hello readers! Thought I'd try something different again today (nothing like a bit of consistency to keep the audience engaged). You might have noticed that the title utilises an arbitrary amount of time in order to attain alliterative flow, from which it is embarrassingly obvious that I needed a snappy name for a new type … Continue reading Six-minute summary: Alfred Wegener
C. W. Clayton 