The Web Haunt of Ryan K Lindsay

Ryan K Lindsay is a young male and an Australian writer. He spends most of his time writing different things; novels, scripts for film, television and comics. Here he discusses his craft, the craft of much better writers and just stuff about books, music, teev, flicks and comics. This site is for when any other shade of brown just won't do.

One Great Concept

Sometimes you just need a great idea. Oftentimes I know I have a great idea, but I have to marry it to the right situation, or more often than not the right charatcer/s for it to completely sing off the page. It’s about having a hook, something to grab the audience and shove in their [...]

Writers’ Origin Stories

I’ve got a great idea. It’s for a non-fiction book. I don’t generally write reference material, but I want to give it a go. At least it’s a good topic, it’s about writers.
I want to write a book about writers and their writing origins (that’s the book’s premise put in a very miniscule nutshell). I [...]

My Desk - The Way To My Day

I’ve had one of those days where I feel like I didn’t do anything, but actually I kind of did. I need to give myself more credit. I do okay, sometimes. My problem is I don’t do a job in a normal amount of time, nor do I do it in one stretch. While working [...]

Milla Donovan - Where Now?

It’s been a crazy little journey for Milla Donovan, soon to be ex-wife of Matt Murdock. She was only created a few years ago, but she certainly worked her way into my heart and my idea of what Daredevil should be as a comic. Bendis and Maleev brought her in as a damsel that didn’t [...]

That Ol Book Fair Shuffles By Again

A few months ago there was a book fair in town. It’s better than the carnival, it’s better than a troupe of wrestlers showing off their goods. It’s the best thing that can possibly happen, in my reality. So as soon as I knew it was on I knew it was on, if you know [...]

Double Header Crime

I just finished reading two vastly different crime books. One was written about half a century ago, the other not even half a decade ago. One is some sort of strange amagalm of crime-noir-spy-card game book, the other is an absolute balls to the wall crime action piece that doesn’t give up. Did I enjoy [...]