I haven't written one in years... Maybe ten years! What do I put in it and how long should it be? It is for an application for a graduate business academy but I have a feeling that it would be a good idea to have one. Now where do I start... Google? I think a… Continue reading A CV?
Month: May 2014
Illustrations
I've had a go... Meet a character from Stage Fright. Concept Illustration What do you think?
Future expectations
The daily prompt has asked what I hope to happen in a year. And that got me thinking. In May 2015 where do I think I'll be? Well, I will have the two anthologies published. So, Love Just Is will be out there as will the Halloween one (no title yet). I really hope that… Continue reading Future expectations
My Writing Process Blog Tour
Oh err... Never done one of these before. Thank you to Judith Barrow for inviting me to join. I've nominated some other writers below and I hope they will take up the mantle... So here goes. The Tour What am I working on? At the moment I am working on a number of projects... Here's… Continue reading My Writing Process Blog Tour
Irrational Fear
The other day I went to the Firefly launch (Firefly is a Welsh publisher of children's books). There were a load of good readings and I got chatting after. One of the editors asked me... "Do you illustrate your own books?" "No," I said, but what got me was that I was filled with fear.… Continue reading Irrational Fear
An Unexpected Guest
I could smell smoke in the air, cloying and bitter. "Something's up," I told the chickens. They pretty much ignored me and continued to scratch at the grain I'd just flung at the ground. A niggling headache had begun to softly pound behind my right eye and I knew that something was wrong, but what.… Continue reading An Unexpected Guest
That Good Night
The daily prompt has asked for a piece written in the style of a favourite author. I recently submitted a radio play for a competition around Dylan Thomas. It wasn't short-listed but I thought I'd share. Please be kind though - radio is not my forte. THAT GOOD NIGHT CAST Ben Older, mature student. Well-spoken with an old… Continue reading That Good Night
The choice
I got lost. It's easy to see, they had said, but it wasn't. A track leading into a forest. It's angle steep and leaving me wondering if the car would make it. I was instantly glad I'd decided to bring the four by four. The track was covered in ruts and grass grew down the… Continue reading The choice
Tyler Keevil and the Burrard Inlet
I have problems with some books. They get into my head and then never leave. 'The Burrard Inlet' is one of them. They are a selection of short stories all connected by the Inlet. Set in Canada is explores just what humanity is, the good and the bad. The actual inlet divides Vancouver's north shore… Continue reading Tyler Keevil and the Burrard Inlet
Practice makes perfect
Today I put my tips into practice. I sat down with a book that has hit 15 000 words (which is my limit without a structured plan), and planned out the next chapter. And just that chapter. It was strange but to begin with I felt like I was looking at the story though a… Continue reading Practice makes perfect
Kate Murray - Cleaver 