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Tag Archives: The Shard
Point of View
The point from which this view can be seen is unique — with that tremendous triangular shadow — and it’s only been open a week. I must have been very lucky to have caught a moment where the sun … Continue reading
Posted in Influences
Tagged Cheesegrater, London, marketing, setting, Shoreditch, The City, The Shard, Village Underground, Walkie Talkie
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London: Thank You For 2012
I couldn’t end 2012 without something for my Shardenfreude followers. I’ve had a fair number of hits on the blog over the past couple of years looking for photos of its construction and now it’s finished and shining like a, … Continue reading
A Flying View of London
This weekend I visited the latest fascinating addition to London’s skyline, a construction that would probably have attracted a lot more attention had it not opened immediately before the Olympics — an event it was partly conceived to serve. Its … Continue reading
Posted in Influences, Research
Tagged cable car, Canary Wharf, East London, Emirates Air Line, Greenwich, London, O2 Arena, Olympic Legacy, Olympics, pubs, setting, Shoreditch, Tap East, Thames, The City, The Shard
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Something Else That’s Nearly There
The post below said that I’d been given good advice that one final push should see completion of a decent draft of the novel. Co-incidentally, that’s similar to the progress of something else that’s been featured in this blog occasionally … Continue reading
Broad Beans and Sea Urchins
I was in London today and took the time to do a bit of novel-related research. I’m planning on setting a small part of my novel in the Tate Modern and so thought it might be in the spirit of … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Writing Process
Tagged aphrodisiacs, backstory, broad beans, Daunt Books, food, Gerhard Richter, iguanas, London, psychology, sea urchin, setting, Tate Modern, The City, The Shard
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Ready for the Shardpener
Another photo for the fans of the amazing Shard who end up landing on this blog and wondering exactly why. It’s very close to being finished on the outside. The concrete core has reached its final height and the glass … Continue reading
Posted in Research
Tagged City of London, running, setting, St. Paul's Cathedral, The Shard, tourist sights
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Shardenfreude
Google Analytics tells me that there must be a lot of disappointed people who happen to land on some of this blog’s pages. Aside from my ardent and dedicated regular followers people land on the blog by via search terms … Continue reading
Passing Time in James’s World
I was in Docklands a week or two ago and took a few photos of the sort of corporate world that James escapes from in my novel. Here’s Canary Wharf with a Waitrose he’d certainly approve of. And here’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Work in Progress
Tagged Canary Wharf, London, Rabies, setting, The City, The Shard
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The Shard Rises
I was in London yesterday around Oxford Circus then went to St.Paul’s and Southwark to have a walk around the settings I’m using for the first few chapters of The Angel — including the Tate Modern again where it was … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Writing Process
Tagged Aegidienkirche, Christchurch Greyfriars, Germany, Hanover, James, Kim, London, Paternoster Square, Research, setting, St. Paul's Cathedral, symbolism, Tate Modern, The Shard
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