Word counts are something that I find both liberating and stifling. When you start a piece of work you may have a word count in mind or you might be writing it for something with a strict number you can't go over. This can be stifling... If you start a story with the full intention… Continue reading Word Counts
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Daily Prompt – Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land The coach picked us up outside the hall, and I was transported back to my childhood; soggy sandwiches and warm orange drinks. Then I was back and we were filing into the coach. It was 9 am and we were to be on the road for six hours or more.… Continue reading Daily Prompt – Stranger in a Strange Land
Traditional or DIY
This is a conundrum I have been asking myself for a while; traditional or DIY publishing. After all, self-publishing no longer has the same reputation and isn't called 'vanity press' any more, but rather 'indie publishing'. Indie Publishing To be an indie publisher sounds quiet cool, but what would I be taking on? Well, to… Continue reading Traditional or DIY
Genre
Genre can be tricky. When people ask - what genre do you write in? I can find my mind go a blank. It is true that the novel/dissertation I am working on at the moment is a crime/horror/romance... SO which does it come under? When you are looking for an agent they list the genres… Continue reading Genre
Worthy Writery Website
There is only one website that I can think of, and use regularly, and that has to be Thresholds. Of the competition submissions I have entered I have found 80% of them on this site. Of those submitted one in five have given me either contacts or I have been placed. But they don't just… Continue reading Worthy Writery Website
Writing Mascot
I don't think I have one... I do have a mug that I use whilst I write. I bought it the day I decided to do the MA and become a writer. I have even been known to make the tea in another cup and, once I find mine, tip the contents into the proper… Continue reading Writing Mascot
Daily Prompt – Opposite Day
Opposite Day Today - a poem. This is one a wrote for uni but it never made the grade. It is a memoir poem. Enjoy. 🙂 Bullet and Rose You have never seen darkness until it is night on a small boat in the middle of the sea. The water is inky black moving sinuously… Continue reading Daily Prompt – Opposite Day
Editing Tips
My Top 3 Editing Tips This is tricky, with my slight dyslexia problem editing is a nightmare. When I was studying art they used to say that you can give your work fresh eyes by looking at it with a different perspective. In the case of the art, turning it upside down. I've tried this… Continue reading Editing Tips
Daily Prompt – Your Life, the book
Your Life, the book Tricky one... Would I want my life story to be written? I mean that would be all the secrets, or at least some. And people would know you and they could verify the stories. What if you remembered one wrong? What if something that you had done in the past that… Continue reading Daily Prompt – Your Life, the book
Stationery friend or foe
My stationery friend has to be the retractable pencil - it never needs sharpening and is always ready to make notes. My foe on the other hand has to be the desk sharpener... This innocent contraption instills fear in me. It stems from a childhood memory... I was at a party and there was a… Continue reading Stationery friend or foe
Kate Murray - Cleaver 