It’s about a serial killer. I didn’t think about the research involved when I decided on the plot but the research is huge! So to go with my book of chapters I have now a book of death. It sounds gruesome and it is. Each death my killer will perform is in this book. I… Continue reading Dissertation 2
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The Future
What to write and what not to write? Now that the coursework is in and the lectures are finished I am writing the dissertation and nothing else. That means I have gone from writing a huge amount of words to planning and few words. So I want to take on another project at the same… Continue reading The Future
Inspiration 5
It has got to be the ghost story… At the moment a lot of people are asking for ghost stories so I’ve got to write a couple very soon. It is difficult though if you have nothing more than ‘ghost story’ as a starting point. In this case I have used ‘ghost’ loosely to involve… Continue reading Inspiration 5
Memoir or story?
I had to write one of our weekly stories, but as I started down my normal ideas route I found that I was getting closer and closer to personal issues. I found that I was basing it almost entirely on my own experience. Now I don’t normally talk about the area it took me to… Continue reading Memoir or story?
Dissertation 1
I can’t believe that it has come around so fast but here I am working on ideas for my big piece of work. I have decided on a novel. I won’t let on too much but let’s just say the main character is a serial killer. I had two choices for writing this. Firstly to… Continue reading Dissertation 1
Visiting Lecturer – Lucy Gough
Lucy Gough came into the uni for our last lecture of the course. I can’t believe it’s all over. There are some ‘unofficial’ workshops but as far as organised lectures go, well, that was it. Now I just have to worry about the dissertation… Gulp! Anyway, Lucy arrived and she is really nice. She gave… Continue reading Visiting Lecturer – Lucy Gough
Ghost Stories
'Tis the season of the ghost story! There must be a huge number of ghostly anthologies coming out this year, and I am thoroughly enjoying it... My last story was a built on true story. Or rather an urban myth. I think every street has a ghost and it was one of these ghosts I wrote about.… Continue reading Ghost Stories
The up and coming short story ebook
Yes, I've decided to take the plunge and self-publish the short stories on the blog. Don't worry it will be free and they will all be going for an edit before they get published. So an update! Well I have found my cover artist! Okay, maybe that wasn't hard as my sister is a digital artist… Continue reading The up and coming short story ebook
Two sides to every story
I was writing the other day and I realised that I had written two stories about the same subject. One story took the view of a killer and the very matter-of-fact way in which he kills, but the other story was from the point of view of someone being preyed upon. I hadn't realised that… Continue reading Two sides to every story
Open mics and reading
Well, I did it. I stood up in front of people and read my stories. So far I have done three. The first was an open mic and I read a story about a serial killer. Then a week or later I went to the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea and read 'Oil and Water'… Continue reading Open mics and reading
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