I am proud of many people but this is the story of one of them. Lets call him Ralph. Pat on the Back Ralph loved his job, in fact he was one of the best at what he did. The people around him would look on enviously and as a result pick on his clothes… Continue reading Daily Prompt – Pat on the Back (Short Story)
Month: July 2013
Next month I will…
Next month I am determined no to worry. My parents say that I worry about there not being anything to worry about but lately there has been. But I have decided that it helps no one - least of all me. So no worrying. I want to finish the child's book and get about 4… Continue reading Next month I will…
My Current Project
Just the one? Not me! I have a slight commitment problem so I have a couple of projects on the go, but the main two are - Echoes - this is a series of children's books written for ages 9 and over. It tells of a girl called Crystal who is thrown away by her… Continue reading My Current Project
Short story – ‘The Run’
It's about family and the fact that they needn't be blood relations. Enjoy 🙂 The Run Nelson’s Row is the toughest street in Clapham. Hell, even the coppers go down it in twos; too scared to take the walk alone. So it is surprising when a small boy of about fifteen turns into the street… Continue reading Short story – ‘The Run’
Daily Prompt – Life after Blogs
Life after Blogs I have a favourite programme on TV called "Life after People", it shows broken houses and abandoned cities. It reminds me that the world will go on without us and the images can be hauntingly beautiful. But a life without computers? Well, my desk would become more cluttered and I'd have to… Continue reading Daily Prompt – Life after Blogs
Marketing Strategy
If you are a writer should you have a marketing strategy? I mean we write for a living (or try to), so why do we need to do anything about marketing? Well, if you have a blog you've already started. As writers we write and most of us have blogs or Facebook pages or twitter… Continue reading Marketing Strategy
My Bio and how to write one
I recently did a course on how to get published and they gave me a 'how to' on writing a biography so I thought I'd share it... Author Biographies For use in cover letters, to agents, websites and blogs... and anywhere else that needs them. Keep it short - I have a 50, 150, and… Continue reading My Bio and how to write one
Daily Prompt – A to Z
This is a story made from 26 sentences, each sentence begins with a letter of the alphabet from A to Z. A to Z Alice meets Zaebos Alice woke with a start, unable to move. Before her sat a creature she had never seen before, it was the stuff of nightmares. "Can you see me?"… Continue reading Daily Prompt – A to Z
Social Media
How many hours a day do I fritter away looking at or posting on social media? Yesterday I worked out that if you added it all together it was three... Three hours I could be writing! But would I? If you are a writer you'll know that if you write constantly at one story you… Continue reading Social Media
Ways to get creative…
How do you get creative? If you are stuck in a rut and have either writer's block or are just not able to write, how do you burst the bubble and come out pens smoking? I have commitment problems with my writing - I find it very difficult to continue a long project... I have… Continue reading Ways to get creative…