You know I had to look this word up - don't get me wrong I knew it but I just didn't 'know' exactly what it meant. So now I know that it is what I want for my future - or rather what are my dreams, even if they are unrealistic... So here are my… Continue reading Aspirations
Author: Kate
Why I write
Well, if you look at my record you would think it is for the rejection letters and emails! I don't like them but every writer has to cope with them. The submissions I hate are the ones that don't send anything - there is just - silence. You are stuck as a writer in limbo,… Continue reading Why I write
A Challenge
I have been thinking about doing another challenge. You may have noticed that I dropped the ball on the loglines last month. This was because I was up to my eyeballs in work. But this month I really wanted to look at the reason I got into writing. And Michelle Goode has issued a challenge… Continue reading A Challenge
My Twitter Account has been hacked
Unfortunately my account has been hacked and it appears that all my followers are gone... Not only that it appears to have been hacked by a swimwear company! I am not the shape for a bikini and I know my twitter account wasn't. So if you want to follow me (again) please click the icon… Continue reading My Twitter Account has been hacked
Quote
I don't normally share these but this one I liked and totally understand. Is it just me of do your character seem real? Most of the time as I write I don't even know how they are going to react until I've put them in the situation. And more often than not they take me… Continue reading Quote
Family and writing
I was reading the latest Myslexia and in there is an article suggesting that you have to be brave in order to write about your family. Now I thought that this would mean only autobiography and biography books, but no - they look at all books. We are taught that we must write what we… Continue reading Family and writing
Published in an anthology
The book in question is The Busker anthology compiled by What the Dickens. I have a short story in there and am over the moon. The last few days have been a little trying and this has just made me smile. My story is "A fur coat, a guitar and a song" and is about… Continue reading Published in an anthology
Workshops and teaching
I took my first class. It was nerve racking. I mean I hadn't slept the night before and I turned up early only to find that the door was locked. Now I know that Trinity St David is the smallest university, but this had been part of the old building. It is beautiful but I… Continue reading Workshops and teaching
Logline 19 – Compulsive
This is late... I'm pretending that yesterday is today for just a moment. 🙂 This story is actually written. It was one of the first I ever wrote, but has never been seen outside of my family. The reason? It's controversial and it instigated an argument. Oddly, I have since written may other more controversial… Continue reading Logline 19 – Compulsive
Logline 18 – boarder
Argh! I did briefly think of a person boarding in a house but then I thought PIRATES! Argh! Synopsis Geoffrey is a retired banker and happily married man. He has retired at an early age of fifty three and with his forty year old wife, he sets out to sail to Australia. But as they… Continue reading Logline 18 – boarder