Although I haven't bought any oranges today... But the title looks and sounds good. Might even be a short story there. Today was/is Thursday... I am not keen on Thursdays. On these days I have to shop for my Nan, but this time there was some added stress. You may remember that last year I… Continue reading Blood and Oranges…
Tag: creative writing
I smell smoke….
What would you grab if there was a fire? I've seen one.... And it is my greatest fear...
The Writer’s Blues
The wheels have fallen off the cart and I feel as if I have been left sitting in the mud...
Research is the pits… but I love it…
I really do. When I get an idea I sit down and write a plan. It normally starts as one sentence which I expand to a paragraph and then I start to think about semantics. How does this world exist? Sometimes that is an easy ask, like the WIP which is set completely in one… Continue reading Research is the pits… but I love it…
MIA
I have been missing. Yep, you guessed it. The internet was down... again... But enough about that, more about the WIP! I have done about 10,000 words since the net went down, baked 3 loaves of bread, done 5 large illustrations, 12 rolls, 2 cakes, 15 biscuits, done some gardening and walked the dog 4… Continue reading MIA
Dialogue and laughter…
I have recently just finished a book, I won't tell you which one but it was free for the kindle. It tells of a sociopath in the world of serial killers, and is an excellent story. In fact it was really great. Except there were these huge monologues running through it. One was three pages… Continue reading Dialogue and laughter…
WIP and bread
I love the smell of baking bread and at the moment the house is filled with it. Every two days I have to down tools pen and pick up my apron and 2lb loaf tin. Why? I hear you ask. Well, I have noticed that I've been getting an allergic reaction for no reason. I mean… Continue reading WIP and bread
PhD’s and the fact they consume your life!
And I'm not even talking about studying for the PhD but the simple fact of applying. The form is massive... Although, saying that, I did once complete a bigger one. For a while I thought about applying for a CSI post with the police; a forensic officer. I was straight out of uni after completing… Continue reading PhD’s and the fact they consume your life!
Happy New Year
One hour into the new year and I'm thinking resolutions... So, the resolutions for 2015: Finish 'The Gone' - yes I know posts can get spotty but I'm hoping to have it completed and up as an ebook before Easter. Write and illustrate a child's book. Get a calender and poster book to the publisher… Continue reading Happy New Year
Post-Christmas writing
I find that over the Christmas period I never get to write. I mean it is normally only three or four days, but it is the time when I am exhausted, too tired to even start up the netbook and outline a quick short story. Instead, by evening I am in a stupor of drink,… Continue reading Post-Christmas writing