Iain Finlay Macleod @iainfmacleod
Hello, I'm Iain F. I'm a writer based in Scotland. I help writers with the craft and business of writing. iainfmacleod.com Isle of Skye, Scotland Joined April 2009-
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The act of translating a play or a drama induces a sort of vertigo-like feeling, where the number of choices one is presented with seems to create a kind of hall of mirrors effect. When translating, one has to keep in mind at any one time, multiple levels of meaning. On a…
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Mark Twain said "Don't let your Education get in the way of your Learning." Unfortunately, I didn't listen to him. Part of the reason I'm interested in how people learn, and how to learn better, is that I've spent what feels like far too long wading about different subjects with…
The book 'Oases' by the late Scottish writer Alastair Reid is probably the book I have given most to people. I met Alastair when I spent three days in New York with himself and my uncle, the late Dr Finlay Macleod, to film a documentary about him and his work. Alastair had a…
THE MEAN, GREEN, NARRATIVE EATING MACHINE On watching the Lego/Star Wars Christmas Special on Disney, I think that we need a Moore’s law for story. I would call it ‘Skywalker’s Law’. (A quick note - if you are aching to see this and haven’t yet, there might be spoilers relating…
What does a dramaturg do? This is a question that comes up fairly often when working with writers. In this post I talked to Dramaturgs and Literary Managers working at a senior level in the UK (Contributions were anonymised). I'm coming at it from the point of view of a writer…
A new post on the blog exploring some models for working which are relevant for writers from Cal Newport’s book ‘Deep Work’. iainfmacleod.com/books-deep-wor…
The story of when my uncle, the late Dr Finlay Macleod and I spent three days in New York with the Scottish writer Alastair Reid. #alastairreid #scottishwriters iainfmacleod.com/meeting-alasda…
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Brilliant post on #AlistairReid + #Languages by @iainfmacleod #Translation #Writing #Borges #Neruda “"Moving between several languages...only dramatises what happens all the time within our own language."” (Reid) On sitting in cafes thinking of writers. linkedin.com/pulse/sitting-…
One of our followers is currently reading Hiort ('St Kilda)'by @iainfmacleod. If you want to learn about St Kilda and its connection the Scottish Parliament, you may be interested in two Gaelic Word of the Weeks on the subject: soundcloud.com/scotparl/stkil… soundcloud.com/scotparl/st-ki…
My thanks to @PeterArnottGlas, @DaibhidhW, @CatherineDunn1, @kimacrae, @aonghasphadraig, @MichelleMacleo4, @scotlit, @iainfmacleod and so many others (including some teachers in Airdrie) for their help in this. I’d never have believed it possible a year or two ago!
#Translation @EllieMStewart @ElleMcElle @iainfmacleod
New Burns Night / New Translation Here's my French adaptation of Burns's great revolutionary tune, 'A Man's a Man'. After skilled renditions in German and Russian, there's no reason why us Frenchies shouldn't join in a chorus that owes so much to the good old sans-culottes.🇲🇫🏴
@Glasgowlangs Hiort le @iainfmacleod. Eileanan agus eucoir!
@iainfmacleod @stephsmithio Not unlike engineering a novel or a play...
@iainfmacleod This is so interesting. Thanks for sharing, Iain. X
@iainfmacleod Brilliant, can't wait to read it!! Hope you're well. x
@iainfmacleod forgive me if I've sent this twice - new to Twitter. Listened to your play Cherry Blossom Whiskey Company BBCR4Extra 31/5 - totally memorable - loved it!
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