Takes on Life strikes me as a good book title for a non-fiction funny book. Takes being used as a verb – as in to take on something like a challenge. And also my take… as in my perspective on something or other. I think this is clever and I am surprised that Takes on…
Observational comedy is only successful with a high degree of accuracy and some cunning. To observe something that resonates – but crucially is something that people haven’t already realised for themselves. This is why good observations are often described as acute or even oblique. I call them nuggets because they are valuable and not easy…
“How the f*** did this movie get made?” This is a question we have all raged at the screen – big and small. It happened to me most recently watching Snakehead, the latest glitzy must-see from Netflix and heavily leaning on its two stars for our patronage. But alas, their best efforts are in complete…
The ‘art’ of putting oneself down. Taking the mickey out of oneself for comic effect. It is comic seam I have mined over the years, to an extent on stage but particularly so in my writing. Eclipsed as a storyline lends itself easily to this technique and genre. Writing a book about a dad being outshone…
In London recently to visit my past. The milestones, places and venues which feature prominently in my unusual story called Eclipsed. I began in North London at the Hen and Chickens theatre – a 60 seater where I did my very first one-man show – quaking in my boots with nerves which I assured myself…
Good morning everyone, Because I hope this site can become as much for people who want to write – as it is a site to promote my writing and books – I wanted to write a quick post about the writing process – and how it is never over. What I mean by this, is…
The book sales from World Book Day are being dispatched now – some have gone already and I am waiting on a delivery of Only in America. The people winning the zoom call will receive invites with their books and the details. Thanks to everyone who came to the site and your support more generally….
First up, a big thank you to everyone who downloaded Only in America today and yesterday. It was perhaps a brave (or silly) move to launch a website and an old book on the same day but there is method to my madness. Going on my blog readership and my usual book/s take up, I…
Welcome to the very first blog on dominichollandbooks.com No prizes for guessing that its subject is DH books but there is a gift for you to come, so do please read on… Only in America, being my first novel is a very important book in my canon (can I use canon?) and indeed it is…
Like in all things human, there is a hierarchy within comedy. Comedians understand this and we accept it. Not all comedians are the same. Some comedians are funnier than others and the funniest comedians tend to be the most famous although not always. It is often said that well-known comedians can work less hard (get…
