Filmmaker. Writer. Chronic Overthinker.

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Rest in Peace, Dolly. We Will Always Love You.

Dolly Parton has died at 80. A personal look back at growing up around her music, the Whitney Houston mix-up that took me too long to untangle, and…

Gary festivals

Film & Television

So You Want Festival Distribution: Here’s What Nobody Tells You

The Extremely Thorough (and Mostly Accurate) History of Dover Castle

The Extremely Thorough (and Mostly Accurate) History of the Royal Military Canal, Hythe

🎬 Film & Television

Gary festivals

Film & Television

So You Want Festival Distribution: Here's What Nobody Tells You

How to budget an indie film

Film & Television

How to Budget an Indie Film: A Practical Guide for UK Filmmakers

UK film legal basics

Film & Television

UK Film Legal Basics: Contracts, Releases and Permits Nobody Warns You About

How to fund an indie film

Film & Television

So You Want to Fund an Indie Film: Here's What Nobody Tells You

✍️ Writing

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Stuck writing a novel

Stuck Writing a Novel? A Practical Guide to Getting the Thing Moving Again

How to start writing a novel

How to Start Writing a Novel: A Practical Guide for Complete Beginners

Gary on Writing

Nobody Warned Me It Would Feel Like This

Why Every Brilliant Idea I Have Arrives at 2am and Leaves by Breakfast

🎭 Theatre

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A Night at the Theatre, From the Other Side of the Ticket

FHODS Blackadder

Why Amateur Theatre Is Better Than Professional

Empty theatre auditorium with stage lighting, UK

The Stage Is Not Dying. It's Waking Up.

Is This the End of Theatre? (Spoiler: No, But We Need to Talk)

🧭 Ramblings

The Extremely Thorough (and Mostly Accurate) History of Dover Castle

The Extremely Thorough (and Mostly Accurate) History of the Royal Military Canal, Hythe

The Extremely Thorough (and Mostly Accurate) History of Western Heights, Dover

The Extremely Thorough (and Mostly Accurate) History of Folkestone Harbour

🃏 Nonsense

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The Hokey Cokey. That's what it's all about!

The Hokey Cokey: A Full Structural, Choreographic and Philosophical Breakdown of Britain's Strangest Communal Ritual

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? A Deep Psychological & Technical Academic Breakdown

☕ Personal

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Dolly Parton

Rest in Peace, Dolly. We Will Always Love You.

The EERIE FIles

Introducing The EERIE Files: My New Home for Everything Unexplained

why being number one ruins mobile games

Why Being Number One Ruins Mobile MMO Games For Everyone Else

Just one more turn... Gary is a gamer

Stealing Hours: The Games That Keep Me Sane

Selected Work

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The Lawman Legacy - Coming Soon poster

The Lawman Legacy

Old Wives Tales

Gary JJ Spate – Old Wives’ Tales

Alcoholic Utopia by The Botanicals

The Botanicals – Alcoholic Utopia

Mr Midnight - Coming Soon poster

Gary JJ Spate – Don’t Say Sorry

Somme16 - poster