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February 7th, 2016
Fusing the Medium and the Message
Welcome to the writing of Drew Turney, showcasing recent work I've done for publications and institutions throughout Australia and the world. Select a link from the random sample below that interests you or suits your publication, or use the menu to browse by category or sub-category. If the short excerpt sounds good, click the title to read on.How can this site help you? By showing you my abilities in researching and writing stories that are engaging and easy to understand, skills over a dozen publications call on regularly.
My parallel career in design and computers is the basis for my technology writing. I'm putting my love of movies and books to practical use in film and book reviews and am talking to the personalities in publishing and filmmaking as well as reporting on the art and business of both crafts. I'm also writing general features on everything from celebrities and business to ideas and culture.
I've written over 15 novels,
dozens of short stories, poetry, a journal now in its 22nd year and countless
other pieces of random creative thought. If you're curious about any of my
imaginative, creative or fiction writing, contact me.
BlackBerry tries to remain relevant
January 29th, 2012
January 29th, 2012
The first step was RIM’s acquisition of the QNX operating system in 2010, which it selected to drive its foray into the tablet market with 2011’s Playbook tablet, rather than the BBOS operating system that drives Blackberry handsets.
Confessions of a Not So Secret Agent
January 5th, 2010
January 5th, 2010
But it’s with the phrase ‘enough rope’ bubbling up in your mind that you’ll read the first thing he asked Scott (still in Nepal after being rescued only days before) was about the chocolate bars he’d eaten during the ordeal to stay alive. If they were Mars bars, Miller had already brokered a $500,000 from the company to endorse him.
Lego Batman
November 12th, 2008
November 12th, 2008
The familiarity is good but it means the same problems from all the other Lego games are still here, like difficulty judging some distances for jumps, confusing puzzles that needed to be more obvious, etc. But it’s just as addictive searching for secret nooks, crannies and pathways.
Game Changers
March 22nd, 2014
March 22nd, 2014
Even if you’re not a gamer, you can’t fail to notice electronic gaming has evolved exponentially since it became mainstream entertainment some time in the 1970s.
Lily Collins
April 16th, 2012
April 16th, 2012
My parents read fairy tales to me every night before bedtime. I grew up in the British countryside so I just ran around the garden pretending there was magic and fairies and I was part of the fairy tale. And Snow White was definitely one of my favourites.
The desktop in your pocket
September 16th, 2011
September 16th, 2011
Steve Jobs’ last innovation to reach the market before leaving Apple might have been moving the computer desktop one step closer to the smartphone interface.
More samples…
Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes
Ever seen the famous gorilla suit video? It's a famous psychology experiment ...
May 14th, 2013
Seven Psychopaths
Look at the poster art for Seven Psychopaths. It not only looks ...
November 5th, 2012
Confessions of a Not So Secret Agent
By his own admission in his second tell-all book, Harry M Miller ...
January 5th, 2010
Sony Walkman
You can't talk about any personal MP3 player without mentioning the product ...
February 14th, 2006
Smart But Dumb
It's been bandied about the science and business worlds a lot over ...
January 1st, 2010