May 2024

in your name alexander j knowall, does the j stand for jenius

It does not.

So, I felt morally obligated to read through all of your responses since you took the time to answer them and you mentioned being an anime fan. Do you also read manga? If so, is there a manga you like better than its anime counterpart and vice versa?

Weirdly I never got into Manga. Not from a judgemental place just that growing up I could never get hold of it and now I find Anime more convenient so not a clue I’m afraid.

Hi Mr Newall, I hope tumblr is treating you well and you aren't too overwhelmed by these questions. Do just stop responding for awhile if you are, we can be a lot.

As a self proclaimed workaholic, do you have any advice for finding a balance that's both healthy AND productive? Or more specifically how did you convince yourself that it was worth doing so? Sorry if that's too personal, no pressure to answer!

I have never struck this balance and honestly I don’t think my productivity is worth the personal costs. I strive to but thee things that make me work hard absolutely wreck my personal life if I let them. If you figure it out, let me know!

If you had to pick one thing, what part of Erasing The Line would you say you're most proud of?

Finishing. Not joking, getting something of that scale to actually land is almost impossible. I know people have their issues and goodness knows there are other ways it could have gone but at least it Has an ending.

How do you motivate yourself to write when the brain worms aren’t taking over? (Currently struggling from the curse of Everything I Write Is Written Two Days Before The Deadline)

I don’t. I just have LOTS of fear, anxiety and compulsions that happen to result in work because if I miss a deadline hundreds of thousands of people get angry at me and then they get cruel. I’m just fleeing the monster.

So good to see you on here, finally!

Just wondering if your advice on making an audio drama is solid, I may have started writing one off the back of it.

I stand by all my advice unless I was being obviously sarcastic. I hope to one day give some more formal advice but my workload is vicious at the moment.

hey king hows yr day going

Boring and full of chores. Hope yours is fun though!

I must know… is Celia’s last name after your Dog Ripley? Or that a happy accident?

It’s just that I think that Ripley from Aliens is just the frigging best so I nod to her more than I probably should.

Hello Alex, I've always wanted to know what a lethal dose of Marmite would be?
Given it has iron added there must be one. If possible please answer for the Australian/NZ Marmite as the rest are abominations.

So I am guessing that at about 2-2.5kg of marmite, the sodium would get you but good luck with keeping it down.

Are you happy?

I am improving day-by-day and ultimately I think that’s the best that any of us can hope for.

hey alex you said in one of the TMA q+as that you're not scared of the corruption because it's "a power that can be kicked." In your opinion are there any other kickable powers?

Yes.

if lena was in charge of the archives and elias/jonah was the boss of O.I.A.R, what do you think would change?

Everything.

do you have any plans to do more tma/tmagp live shows?

Yes.