Meet the New Bond Villain!
- Mar 8, 2019
- 1 min read
What great things happen!
After dragging my heels for quite a while - life does get in the way - I finally joined The Society of Authors. And it is a good feeling too. I can now consider myself part of an elite group - and the membership card looks nice!
To keep in practise for the forthcoming talk on the Bela Lugosi classic Dracula (1931), I did another talk for a ladies group at Deckham Village Hall on 6 March. It took place in the dinning room & it was an extremely pleasant time. Although it wasn't quite their thing, the ladies enjoyed it immensely. So much so Angela the organiser has put my name forward to a couple more groups.
Later that day I went for a photoshoot. Now that I'm well and truly out of Old Man Goat, having a second book deal, & being pencilled in for a couple of big local events, it is time to update the business cards with a few recent portrait pictures. If I say so myself , they are not bad at all. One friend described the above photo as 'Fearsome intellectual with just a hint of Bond villain!'
Bit of a short blog today. Now I need to spend the next few evenings working on the Lugosi/Dracula talk for the Darlington Film Club. This will be held at the Music Forum, Darlington on 18 March. Tickets now on sale.
It is a wonderful venue so please get along if you can.
This was a really fun and engaging post to read. I like how the idea of a “new Bond villain” was explored with a mix of creativity, style, and humour because it makes the topic feel exciting even for readers who are not die‑hard fans of the franchise. Villains in stories like James Bond are often remembered as much as the heroes because they bring tension, personality, and a certain flair that keeps audiences invested in the plot. Reading posts like this also reminds me how important it is to describe creative ideas clearly when writing about characters, storytelling, or pop culture topics, so that readers can imagine the concept and connect with it easily. Many students studying film, media,…