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. 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 the whole story.

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 magazines and publications across Australia 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 18th year and countless other pieces of random creative thought. If you're curious about any of my imaginative, creative or fiction writing, contact me.


Matrix: Reloaded, The
May 15th, 2003

How do you create a sense that the reality we all see and talk about isn't real, that it's just an illusion, that it's an expansive and cleverly devised hoax designed to dupe the masses into some sort of quiet worship of your creation — without even knowing it?

LG P1 Express Dual
April 25th, 2006

It might not sound like a big deal, but the human eye responds to light rather than dark colours, and the key you're looking for is that much harder to see against a black background.


Apple MacBook Pro
July 11th, 2006

Under no circumstances should you expect to perform high-end graphic work on the MacBook. Testing in a design studio environment yielded a very frustrating few hours as the MacBook took forever to switch between applications and perform tasks.

The Remains of the Day
February 1st, 2007

In other words, publishers aren’t making as many mistakes. Remainders will always be there, but not in the quantities of old.


Cinetrek WDR800 DVD, Apple Aperture 2, NEC Powermate P5030
May 6th, 2008

Aperture 2 is a cataloguing and adjustment tool for large collections of digital photos that's geared more towards pro photographers. However, if you aspire to the profession or just take a lot of pictures, it does a similar job to Picasa or iPhoto — even though it's like comparing a VW beetle to an Aston Martin.

5 Minutes of Fame
November 5th, 2008

What else is the site but an entirely new media platform that not only outstrips the reach of advertising in each global territory but doesn't cost a cent? No wonder old media's nervous…






More samples…

Scarface: Special Edition The Film With a master stroke, screenwriter Oliver Stone and director Brian De ...
May 1st, 2004

Revving up out West Now in it's eighth year, the Perth-based REVelation Film Festival has been ...
June 1st, 2005

Postmaster The film laboratory is still very much alive in the movie industry, ...
March 1st, 2005

Teesh & Trude There have been some appalling Australian films lately (with more to come), ...
May 1st, 2003

Van Helsing Director: Stephen Sommers Cast: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham About a ...
May 1st, 2004

Passion of the Christ Starring; Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci Director: Mel Gibson How do you court controversy in ...
March 1st, 2003


Full client and publication list:

  • APC
  • Auscam
  • Australian Creative
  • Australian Macworld
  • Big Issue
  • Black Velvet Seductions
  • Black+White
  • Bookseller & Publisher
  • Box Magazine
  • Business News
  • Business NSW
  • Campaign Brief
  • Capture
  • CHUD.com
  • Cosmos
  • Cream
  • Curve
  • Dark Horizons
  • Desktop
  • DG
  • Digital Media
  • Empire
  • Empty Magazine
  • Fast Thinking
  • Filmink
  • Follow Gentlemen
  • Good Reading
  • Good Weekend
  • GQ
  • Hydrapinion
  • Icon (SMH)
  • Inside Film
  • Internet.au
  • Marketing
  • Men’s Style
  • Metro
  • Moviehole
  • Nine To Five
  • PC Authority
  • PC Powerplay
  • PC Update
  • PC World
  • Penthouse
  • People
  • Pixelmag
  • Popular Science
  • ScienceNetwork WA
  • Scoop
  • Scoop Traveller
  • Seaside Observer
  • Spectrum (SMH)
  • The Sun Herald
  • The West Australian
  • Video Camera
  • Writing Magazine
  • Xpress