I have had a short story published by Ether Books... (Just click on the cover below.) It is a horror/crime so expect a massive twist at the end. All you have to view it, is download the app to your phone or tablet. Thanks and Enjoy. 🙂
Tag: creative writing
To Plan or be Spontaneous
When I write - do I plan or am I spontaneous? Can I answer a bit of both? Possible not. The problem is that my ideas are spontaneous, usually from a prompt of a word, colour or even a smell. But the writing is planned. This is one of the ways that my dyslexia really… Continue reading To Plan or be Spontaneous
My Favourite Film Character
Last night I saw 'The Life of Pi' and I really liked it. I had thought at the time that it would be difficult to adapt a literary book into a movie but it was done effortlessly. I was left smiling and thinking - "Oh! Now I get it!" And I agree with the writer… Continue reading My Favourite Film Character
Aspirations
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
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
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
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
Dissertation 3
Surprisingly the first chapter is written - :O Was it easy? Hell no! I sweated over this. It was a labour to get out onto the page. But it wasn't the planning or the content that got me. It was the expectation. I have a number of people who read my work - because of… Continue reading Dissertation 3
Rejected…
I had another rejection today. I'm not sure I'll ever get used to it. But the good news is that I can share it. The story is a piece of flash fiction. Not that I truly understand flash fiction. I tend to see it as an art in itself. A novel is a particular type… Continue reading Rejected…
Kate Murray - Cleaver 