I feel that the title of this post would make a rather good story title, or maybe a poem. But alas, it is purely factual in that this really isn't a story. This is a post to just allow me to ramble about writing. Or more accurately about the things that stop you from writing, … Continue reading This is not a story
Falling
This was written in response to a ThursThread challenge on Siobhan Muir's blog on 22/2/24. You need to include a line from the previous winning entry. For this challenge the line was This is where she fell. Obviously my mind goes straight to angels... “This is where she fell.” The ground was scorched in a … Continue reading Falling
A Very Short Story – Monster
We sat in the dark, our backs to the wall. We'd all heard stories of the monster. For years, visitors to this house had been terrorised and tormented. Only one ever came back to tell the tale. And to only one did they ever tell the truth.My so called friends sat weeping, praying for morning … Continue reading A Very Short Story – Monster
Meet Terri Harrington
This week, you get to hear from Terri Harrington just a couple of days after the release of her new book The Dravenridge Covenant. She'll be telling us about her new book and her writing habits. If you want to know about Terri, find her here. Synopsis for the Dravenridge Covenant: Dr. Kyle Weber is … Continue reading Meet Terri Harrington
Thurs Thread – Holding Up
Last week was week 603 of ThursThreads on Siobhan Muir's blog. It's a weekly challenge where you write max 250 including a line from a previous winner. I was lucky to be chosen as the winner this week so I decided to let you have a read of my entry. This is my third success … Continue reading Thurs Thread – Holding Up
Meet Elena Marie Ball
Next in our meet the author series is Elena Marie Ball who is currently releasing chapters FOR FREE on her website of the awesome Being Red, an inventive twist on the Red Riding Hood story. Find out about how she manages the serialised story and about her processes and inspirations in general. Find out more … Continue reading Meet Elena Marie Ball
August Shaw- Sidekicks Unite!
Summer of Speculation may be eight months old but Shade a.k.a August Shaw has stuck with me. The brief was simple, write a scifi/fantasy story based on the theme sidekicks. It took me ages to finally hit upon it, especially when I was hellbent on making it a comedy (I still blame Goes Wrong Show … Continue reading August Shaw- Sidekicks Unite!
Meet Bert Edens
Next up in the meet the author series is Bert Edens who is not only here to talk about his horror writing but he's taken on the mantle of editor too and chats about how he approaches that and how it influences his own work. Bert has masterminded a charity anthology called Dismember the Coop, … Continue reading Meet Bert Edens
Enemy of mine (A picture prompt story)
This was written in repsonse to the picture prompts on Afterwards blog. You can find all the pictures and links to other stories here. My muse has been hiding lately so haven't gotten much done so decided to treat this as a write for ten minutes and see what happens. I wrote for thirty and … Continue reading Enemy of mine (A picture prompt story)
vssGhostShip – Here we go again
So last year, #vssGhostTales did a year's worth of prompts and I somehow ended up writing a year long narrative poem. This year the vssGhostShip set sail. Knowing how hard it was last year, I decided not to do that again. So this year I'm just doing a straight story!!! No rhyming for this girl … Continue reading vssGhostShip – Here we go again
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