I enter quite a few over the year. The writing ones are great. I have rules... THE RULES never pay more than £10 to apply always submit your best work read through ALL the notes and regulations (there are always different rules) read the winners from last year never submit the same story for more… Continue reading Competitions
Month: June 2014
No worries and phrases I use.
I have been working on a novel and, being a large piece of work, there are a number of characters. All of them are different sizes and shapes, with separate personalities and different ways of speaking. The daily prompt has asked what phrasing you use all the time. And there is one - no worries.… Continue reading No worries and phrases I use.
Tea and biscuits.
"How long?" Sasha said, hardly believing what the man had said. "Six hours," he said, with a nasal voice that made Sasha want to ask him to speak up. Although at the moment she felt like grabbing his perfect blue uniform and screaming at him that he had to be joking. The man wasn't even… Continue reading Tea and biscuits.
Editing….
If only I could write without needing an edit... *sigh* I hate editing. But the first 8 chapters of the next book needs working on. So I'm going in. I may be a while. Perhaps I need tea first. Is that an avoidance strategy? Possibly. But tea always helps.
Stick Man
"I love it," I say, standing in front of the sculpture. It dwarfs me, it is huge, maybe six feet, and being only five feet four it appears massive. "I don't like it." I look at my companion. "No?" "No," he says. "It looks... burnt." I screw up my eyes and look at it. True, the… Continue reading Stick Man
MA celebrations!
The other night me and three friends got together to celebrate our MA. Although we were uncertain of our marks no one had said that we hadn't passed and everyone had got an invite to the ceremony.... So we all passed. We went to a lovely little pub in the center of Lampeter, all home… Continue reading MA celebrations!
Judging a book by its cover…
If you are going into self-publishing does it matter about the cover? I mean you have taken time to write it and then you have to think about what to put on the front, but surely it is what's in the book that's important? And I wish it were, but we all buy because of… Continue reading Judging a book by its cover…
Chinwags and mentions
I have been given a write-up and mention on Micheal Dente's website. He is a poet and writer. Have a look at his site here and the write-up he gave me! There is also a chinwag on the 18th June at 7.45pm. It will be held at Aberystwyth Arts Centre, so if you are around… Continue reading Chinwags and mentions
Wild hair and crazy eyes
"Are you still working?" I look up and see my lecturer in front of me. "Yes." "It's a Friday night, why don't you go out and have some fun?" As he says this he puts his hands on his hips and does a little jig, all crazy eyes and bouncing hair. I smile indulgently. "I… Continue reading Wild hair and crazy eyes
Zombie Days 4
I have been feeling: And I thought I'd feel better. So I called... And he said that my Won't be back to normal for at least a week. So until then I should expect to feel like Luckily, the week is about up and this should be the last Zombie Day for a while.
Kate Murray - Cleaver 