Alicia stood in the living room, drawing patterns in the thick pile of the carpet with her toe. She’d only started dating Sean three weeks previously, and this was the first time she’d visited his house. On the way from the station, Sean confided that she was the first woman outside of his family to […]
RIP Ray Bradbury
I was saddened yesterday to hear that Ray Bradbury, the legendary writer, had died at the age of 91. The author of such classics as Fahrenheit 451 and Something Wicked This Way Comes has been widely credited as a huge inspiration to hundreds of writers, and is often believed to be the figure most responsible […]
15 Habits of Great Writers
Sometimes it’s easy to fall into the trap of saying “I’m a writer…but what now?” Well we all need to keep working on improving ourselves (see my post on continued professional development for writers) and I’ve decided to devote the next few weeks to working on Jeff Goins’ 15 Habits of Great Writers program. I […]
Photo Prompt 88
New prompt available! If you want to use the prompt, all I ask is that you include a link to this entry and a credit to me for the photograph, and that you post a link to your story in the comments box below so I can see what you’ve come up with! If you […]
Jubilee Yarnbombing
I don’t normally post about things in my life outside of writing but I thought, in the spirit of the day, I’d break with tradition and talk about both current events AND one of my hobbies! As some of you know, I’m a keen knitter and I really enjoy putting together new projects. Well everything […]
#FridayFlash – The Fishwives
The fishwives stand in a line along the sea wall, their arms outstretched as if they’d hold back the tide. They wear near-identical clothing, choosing the drab colours of those who dwell in the Underground City. The only difference between them is within the lace motifs of their mud brown shawls, motifs which mirror the […]
