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Andy Coughlan

Andy Coughlan

Fantasy writer exploring the edges of storytelling

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Darwin and Dadd

5 December 2025

How I discovered some fascinating things hidden in a masterpiece, and the experts didn't believe me.

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Andy's musings about the creative process; writing, filmmaking, neuroscience, technology and working with a titan of the sci-fi and fantasy world editing my novel.

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Andy Coughlan

Andy Coughlan

Andy's musings about the creative process; writing, filmmaking, neuroscience and technology

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Links

  • The Silly Shirt Manifesto (opens in new window) My little guide to writing SFF
  • Beyond Left and Right: Understanding the Political Circle (opens in new window) A guide to the twelve political philosophies that shape our world
  • Download my apps! (opens in new window) I've made some crackers! Check 'em out!
  • Toki Suli (opens in new window) A series of language books (and an app - see previous link) I'm working on based on the notion of learning slowly - one word a day.
  • Infernal Creations (opens in new window) My most recent short film starring Mark Benton and Admiral Piett
  • WordMaze (opens in new window) A fun wordsearch game wot I invented
  • Noku Puzzle (opens in new window) Another puzzle wot I invented
  • The Elementalist (opens in new window) My first fantasy novel (2007)

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