Happy Halloween! Shadows Close is now available to buy on Amazon so I thought I'd create a teaser... (With the publishers expertise - thanks Annie). I've read a story. It is Chapter 12 'Open House'. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF4Hm7rf2aE&feature=youtu.be
Month: October 2014
Q&A
What has Bitsy become? #thegone #amwriting #novel
I stare at him. Did he just make a joke? Max gives a slight smile but his eyes don’t leave mine.
I have so many questions, and I want to ask them but I can’t, not sounding like this. I close my eyes and try to calm down. When I look back at my hands they are the right colour. A check on my teeth reveals my normal human pegs.
“What have you done to me?” I whisper.
Max sighs and looks away. “I had to.”
“Had to?” I repeat.
Even Colin looks away. “I’m hungry,” he says.
I step back, there is no way that I’m going to be anyone’s dinner.
“No, Bitsy,” Max says. “We don’t need blood. We still eat and drink normally.”
“But I had teeth,” I say, gesturing to my mouth.
“Yes, but only when you’re worried or angry. The rest of the time you’ll…
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Bad Luck comes in 3s
Bad Luck 1 - I still have no idea what DNS is, just that when I finally got broadband back it wasn't working... Last Monday (20th October) we had a storm hit here. It was nasty with very high winds. I went to bed with broadband working and work up with no phone line or… Continue reading Bad Luck comes in 3s
Shadows Close is ready for pre-order
Yes! The book is ready for pre-order! It will be out on the 31st of October and I can't believe it. I really worked to the wire with this one... The paperback is fully illustrated and the ebook is just the stories (no illustrations). It is also registered in Kindle Unlimited, so you can download it for… Continue reading Shadows Close is ready for pre-order
The Light
The light – what has happened to Bitsy? #thegone #amwriting
Around me there is light everywhere and it hurts. I think I’m screaming, but I can’t hear anything. I can feel hands holding me down and the roughness of concrete on my back. I can also hear laughter and a soft thumping noise. Everything seems too loud and the light is hurting my eyes.
“I think she is coming round,” a voice says and I can tell it is Colin, although he sounds as if he is yelling in my ear instead of talking normally.
The light is gone and I can see his concerned face looking at me.
“What?” I ask and then I remember what they did. “How could you” I cry and crawl backwards away from them.
Max had been holding my legs but now he puts his hands up, palms out, as if letting me know he was harmless. Except I know the truth.
“You turned…
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Trigger words and blogging
Actually it is all writing. I would love to say that my life has been all roses and chocolates, but it hasn't. Instead, I have had my time crying in corners and flinching in fear, but I don't let that rule my life. I stand with it at my back, but I don't continuously look… Continue reading Trigger words and blogging
Where has the time gone?
I am rushed off my feet. I mean... I knew I had deadlines but this is ridiculous. I am working but feeling as if all I'm managing to do is stay in the same place. I know I'm not. But it feels like it. So the book will be out on the 31st October, but… Continue reading Where has the time gone?
A challenge that has led to an exclusive sneak-peak of ‘Shadows Close’.
I have been challenged to take up 777 by Kimberly. Basically to post the seventh page after the seventh line for seven lines of a work in progress... Does that make sense? Hope so. But Shadows Close is due to be published on the 31st of October so I thought, what about the whole of… Continue reading A challenge that has led to an exclusive sneak-peak of ‘Shadows Close’.
Kate Murray – Author in the Spotlight
My interview as an author and I’m talking a little more about the new collection of stories, Shadows Close’
Kate has recently completed her Masters in Creative Writing. She is currently working on her third short story anthology and had had a number of short stories accepted in magazines and ebook anthologies, such as ‘The Lampeter Review’ and the What the Dickens’ anthology ‘Busker’.
She has kindly agreed to be interviewed about her writing.
What are you working on at the moment?
I am currently working on a set of stories for a horror collection that will be published by Raging Aardvark Press on the 31st October 2014. ‘Shadows Close’ is an illustrated volume of 13 stories. Set down one road during one week in October 1983, it shows just how a closed door can hide the evils of the world. Horror is on our doorstep, even if we don’t see it.
What was your initial motivation or prompt to write this story?
The concept for the story…
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Publishers that accept submissions from authors
Some interesting publishers that are accepting manuscripts. 🙂