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What is the point of words? What is the point of blogs? What is the point of poetry? I can’t explain. -I can explain, but only at length. Either way I won’t stop. I shared a fifty-word short-short story this… Continue Reading →
At the end of August I completed the 100 Day Book program from The Write Practice. From the middle of May, I had committed to a daily word count, and a weekly share of my work, and giving weekly feedback on… Continue Reading →
The week has been full of headlines about space, Earth, rockets, guns and whether or not Britain can stay in Europe. Astronauts returned home after five months on the International Space Station. A crazy stunt by someone who should know… Continue Reading →
Two fifty word stories for you, on rather varied topics – vertigo, the end of the world, and regency romance. I’m reading my first ever Mills and Boon book (having run out of MC Beaton’s Regency stories) a Regency Romance,… Continue Reading →
This post is originally from summer 2017. I am tired. I’m halfway through a Book in 100 Days program from The Write Practice, writing 1000 fresh words every single day, plus editing a large chunk of those for readability in… Continue Reading →
You only have to say ‘romance novel’ for people to begin telling you their very strong opinions about the genre. These may be positive or negative, but everybody seems to have a fixed idea of what a ‘romance novel’ might… Continue Reading →
Now you’re ready. You’ve written something. You’ve followed the steps to take before you press Publish. Your work is as ready as you can make it. You’re ready to share your work. You want to show what you’ve written to the… Continue Reading →
What to do with your writing when it’s done? You have written something. You’re pleased with it. You want to share it with everyone you know and everyone you don’t. But… wait. Take these steps before you paste it on… Continue Reading →
It’s been another tough week on various fronts, so these three stories have a rather embattled theme. This morning I thought I would have no fifty-word stories to share. I felt too burned out by Real Life to contemplate microfiction…. Continue Reading →
There are days you want to write, when you have time, resources and an idea. The magic three. But when you write, the words don’t come. Trite clichés such as wading through treacle spring to mind. What do you do… Continue Reading →