This is a story made from 26 sentences, each sentence begins with a letter of the alphabet from A to Z. A to Z Alice meets Zaebos Alice woke with a start, unable to move. Before her sat a creature she had never seen before, it was the stuff of nightmares. "Can you see me?"… Continue reading Daily Prompt – A to Z
Tag: writing
Social Media
How many hours a day do I fritter away looking at or posting on social media? Yesterday I worked out that if you added it all together it was three... Three hours I could be writing! But would I? If you are a writer you'll know that if you write constantly at one story you… Continue reading Social Media
Ways to get creative…
How do you get creative? If you are stuck in a rut and have either writer's block or are just not able to write, how do you burst the bubble and come out pens smoking? I have commitment problems with my writing - I find it very difficult to continue a long project... I have… Continue reading Ways to get creative…
Write what you know?
This is difficult, I mean in principle it is great. Use your own experience to make sense of your characters situation and you have a believable story. Except that we rarely write about our everyday lives. Instead we create lives that are more interesting, where our characters are pitched into battles, both physically and mentally,… Continue reading Write what you know?
All-time fave book
This is a tough one for me as I love all the books I read. But I didn't learn to read until I was 11 years old. Until then the dyslexia had left me looking at a page that made no sense. The words moved and they were just wrong. I'd like to say that… Continue reading All-time fave book
Advice to aspiring writers
If you want to write for a living then you need to have a few things including an imagination and the drive to want to write, and oddly business sense. This is the paradox of writing. You sit and tap away at a computer or you hand-write your master piece, and it is a work… Continue reading Advice to aspiring writers
Second-hand or new
I'm not talking clothes here. Although I do like to shop second-hand, and I love antique stores - the ultimate second-hand experience. But what I am looking at is whether you use a brand new story-line or knowingly use a second-hand one. I don't mean plagiarism, but rehashing an already well-known story. It's a bit… Continue reading Second-hand or new
What motivates me…
Every morning I jump out of bed and run to the computer. It goes on before I'm washed and I immediately start typing.... At least that is what happens on the good days. Mostly though I am only able to write after I have finished with work. Except I do allow myself one blog post… Continue reading What motivates me…
Daily Prompt – Fly on the Wall
Fly on the Wall There are so many times and stages in history that I would love to see. To just go back and watch what happens. The day that Shakespeare realised he could write, and the first applause he got. The day the first dinosaur was hatched and the day of the last. The… Continue reading Daily Prompt – Fly on the Wall
Can writing be taught?
This is the question. Up until 2011 I had not written a fiction story, now I write-up to three a week. Was I taught this? All I can say is that if I turn back to my very first story the writing is clunky. It makes sense and it a good story but the writing… Continue reading Can writing be taught?
Kate Murray - Cleaver 