I’ve often lamented that I find it somewhat difficult to patronise actual bricks-and-mortar bookshops, something I’d dearly love to do if only it were possible. Newcastle City Centre boasts only two bookshops nowadays, both of which belong to chains and neither of which stock the books I require for my PhD, so I have little […]
Friday Flash – Incommunicado
This is the last in my superhero series – for the time being, at least. I know everyone’s been enjoying them but if I’m honest, I’m getting bored writing them, and you have to love what you write. Don’t worry though, I’m sure I’ll go back to the saga at some point. In the meantime, […]
Guest Story – Cause for Complaint
I’ve got a bit of a treat for you today – instead of some insane rambling from me, I’ve got a very special guest story by Emma Newman! She’s on a mission to release a year and a day of weekly short stories set in her Split Worlds universe, and this is the seventh story. […]
Photo Prompt 63
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 […]
Why I Suck At Marketing
I’ve been posting regularly to my blog for a while now, and after much thought, I’ve decided I don’t want my blog to be nothing but flash fiction or posts about writing. I’d like to start sharing more about my experiences as a writer – you never know, maybe you’ll be feeling the same way […]
Friday Flash – Where is Captain Astounding?
City superhero, Captain Astounding, has gone missing just days after we published his opinion piece, beseeching the good people of this City not to fall for Icy Von Doom’s recent recruitment drive. The alarm was raised yesterday evening after two separate incidents saw the use of the A Signal, with no response from the Captain. […]
