It’s a common problem for creative types that finding the motivation to get the idea down on paper can often be a bit of a struggle. With this in mind, my friend Scott and I decided to set each other writing assignments. The idea was that with a deadline, and an intended audience, we would […]
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Happy World Book Day!
World Book Day is marked by over 100 countries around the globe, and originates from Catalonia. Books have been given as gifts on St George’s Day for over 80 years, and most countries will be holding World Book Day on 23 April. However, the UK and Ireland like to be different, so our World Book […]
Shameless Self Promotion
Today, it is my turn to be unveiled as part of the new Chinese Whisperings project! It’s really rather exciting, seeing oneself on a web page that’s not yours (and, I would venture to guess, less confusing than seeing yourself appear someone distinctly unpleasant). If you’d like to take a look, have a wander over […]
And the Oscar goes to…
I’ll be honest, I never intended to write anything about the Oscars, but I find that I can’t help posting at least once on the subject since films I actually enjoyed have been nominated this year (I won’t gripe about the absence of Moon…not in this post, at least). I read a rather interesting article […]
Fiction Friday #3
Here’s my attempt for this week’s Fiction Friday challenge on the Write Anything blog. Today’s challenge is; The bag was empty except for a smudged slip of paper which said, “Sorry.” “Bitch!” Casey screwed up the bag and threw it into the bin by her desk. “Something wrong?” asked Anna. Casey sat back in her […]
Writing A Web Serial
I’ve just posted the second instalment of my new series. This particular series is called The First Tale, as I’m planning on a whole set of stories set in my fictional city of Vertigo. It’s a whole new challenge writing a weekly serial but it gives me a deadline (and therefore the motivation to write […]
