Pencil on Bristol board. Territory
Month: October 2013
Trick or Treat
Happy Halloween or Samhain. I have pumpkins to carve and candles to light tonight. But right now I feel like a scary story... Trick, Not Treat When the electricity failed, Pat was plunged into darkness and was not aware of anything except for the suspicion of a noise out on the porch. He froze, hands… Continue reading Trick or Treat
The first Nanowrimo meeting and a re-plan
I was cool, I was organised, I was calm... I am lying. No, the first meeting was good, despite the fact I organised it in the middle of a demonstration and the university open day. Okay, that was bad planning as we all sat looking at each other whilst a huge group of people moved… Continue reading The first Nanowrimo meeting and a re-plan
The Golden Hour
I know the Golden Hour is meant to be 6 am but for me it isn't. I live in the countryside, which I suppose means I ought to be up at the crack of dawn and listening to the morning chorus, but the song I love happens much later. Do you know that a barn… Continue reading The Golden Hour
Writing Buddies
The Myslexia magazine for women writers are asking for writing buddies - basically pictures of animals that keep you company whilst you write. The only problem is that I lost mine on the Monday. She had a long life filled with smallholding antics and sitting in the sun whilst the keyboard tapped away. Now there… Continue reading Writing Buddies
Time (short story told from two perspectives)
I have never done a dp challenge but I'm going to give it a go. This is a story told from two pints of view. First point-of-view Time Time is odd, always present. The ticking of my wristwatch tells me it is passing but looking at time would be looking at nothing. I’ve seen time-lapse… Continue reading Time (short story told from two perspectives)
Sad but True
This is from the daily prompt and you can see what others have written here. This is from my artist days. Straight out of school I went to study for an art foundation, a basic grounding in all aspects of art. I love to draw, so that is where I went at my own choice,… Continue reading Sad but True
The First Chapters that have been scraped for A Terrible Beauty
These are the first two chapters that I wrote and then realised they didn't work so well. Please ignore spelling mistakes and tense problems as they have been checked but not edited. Enjoy A Terrible Beauty Chapter 1 “Ash!” The voice cut through the crowded train station and a tall woman turned, the sneer on… Continue reading The First Chapters that have been scraped for A Terrible Beauty
When to Start
I'm doing Nanowrimo this month, basically I have decided to write 50k words over the next month - November. I have an idea, in fact it was my first dissertation idea - A Terrible Beauty. The Synopsis On a night train from Paris to Munich two sisters are arguing, one is dying of kidney disease and… Continue reading When to Start
Release Me
The Daily Prompt has asked what is the hardest post you have put out there on the internet. It's difficult because at lot of posts I worry about - will I upset anyone. That is my main worry. Yet the posts that have caused me my main worries have been well-received. So why do I… Continue reading Release Me