Basically, I don't. I can guess, but what do you submit for a competition? What will grab the judges fancy? The first thing I do is look at the competition - does it result in an anthology? If it does get a copy - I find that the e-book version is normally much cheaper. Now… Continue reading Competitions and knowing what to submit
Author: Kate
Reading…
I read a lot, but it's not that sort of reading that is bothering me. Instead it's the getting-up-and-reading-from-your-own-book that is the problem. This is me doing a reading at the Aberystwyth Chinwag, at the Arts Center. I was reading from 'The Phantom Horse' and I did fairly well. But somehow it is different this… Continue reading Reading…
Second door to the left and straight on till morning
The daily prompt asked for a story based on the possibility of a door to anywhere, a time machine of some other gadget. I didn't know that it would make me write this but it has. The story below is an un-edited idea for a children's book. It is just an idea so there are holes, but you'll… Continue reading Second door to the left and straight on till morning
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A CV?
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?
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