Gurmeet Mattu
Gurmeet Mattu was born and lives in Glasgow, Scotland, but is of Indian (Sikh) descent. He trained as a journalist at the Polytechnic of Central London in 1983/84 and subsequently worked in that profession for various print periodicals as well as on BBC Radio Scotland.
His first calling however was in the writing of fiction and though he'd hoped to become a novelist, destiny took him towards dramatic writing. He has written for various professional theatre companies in Scotland, including 7:84, TAG and STG. Stage plays include Cowboys & indians and Every Bloody Sunday. For radio he has had broadcast several plays on BBC Radio including These Magic Words and Sick As a Parrot. In TV he has sold two sitcom pilots, Coconuts and Doc, to the BBC though these were never produced. His screenplay Disciple won a Scottish Screen/DNA Films First Draft Award.
He is a qualified trainer (SVQ in training & Development Level III)
He has some other (non writing) strings to his bow, though they all employed some level of writing. He was the Project Co-ordinator of the Glagow Mela in 1990 when Glasgow was the European Capital of Culture. it was the largest Asian cultural festival ever held in Europe, and he subsequently ran the Mela for another three years.
Writer/Director of the video docuemtary COMMON CAUSE about the Indian army's contribution to the allied cause in WWII.
Organiser, The Sikhs In Glasgow, photographic exhibition, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
He now run Ma2books, publishers of fiction e-books and enjoys helping other writers with their work. The website is at ma2books.webplus.net
His specialism is humour, so don't take everything he says too seriously. For an example you can follow. his spoof advice column Willie's Wisdom
Latest Articles
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Are Apple's Words Beating Microsoft?
A British journalist says Apple's use of plain language should let them outsell Microsoft. But then she's surprised that they don't.
Dec 1, 2010
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Shelfstealers, Publishers That Want Readers' Opinions
A new publishing company hopes to make it by involving readers in the publishing process.
Nov 12, 2010
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Creative Writing? It's All Lies
All creative writing, or fiction, is a lie. How does an upstanding writer, with moral values, become a liar?
Nov 7, 2010
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Romance: Can Men Write It?
Male writers generally avoid writing romantic fiction but a little understanding of what a romance actually is might be beneficial.
Nov 6, 2010
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Erotica: How To Avoid Getting Jaded When Writing It
The sexual act is mechanical, repetitive and boring for a reader. How does the writer provide his readers with the excitement they desire?
Nov 5, 2010
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Erotica:Writing Sex to Make Money
They say sex sells and it certainly does, if you write erotica for digital publishers, Ellora's Cave.
Nov 4, 2010
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Creative Writing: Some Common Errors
An editor can spot a novice writer by the common mistakes they make. Here's what they usually are and how to fix them.
Nov 3, 2010
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Henry Tandey: The Man Who Spared Hitler
A British soldier had Adolf Hilter in his sights during WWI and let him live, thus allowing the rise of the Nazi party, WWII and the Holocaust.
Nov 3, 2010
- Gurmeet Mattu
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Should non-Christians Celebrate Christmas?
Christmas in a Christian country can be a difficult time for those who do not believe in Jesus, but can non-believers adopt the celebration?
Nov 2, 2010
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What Does Auld Lang Syne mean?
Everybody sings it, but not a lot of people know where it came from and what it actually means.
Nov 1, 2010
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