This story first appeared in the November issue of SciFanSat, a monthly free ezine. This one was actually nominated for the monthly award and was then published in the end of year nominees edition. I enjoyed writing this one and think it could be a lot of fun to do more with it. It may … Continue reading Hidden in the Stacks
Category: writing group
Updates (aka what do you mean it’s December?!)
I haven't put too many posts up lately, especially the second half of this year. I'd love to say it's because I've been busy... I can't, I can't say that. Well, I guess I can, if you count scrolling through social media in order to do prompt stories, or look at vidoes of cute animals. … Continue reading Updates (aka what do you mean it’s December?!)
Malarkites Assemble!
Malarkey's Imaginomnibus is the brainchild of writer Ross Young. He has gathered some of the greatest fantasy and scifi indie writers, and me, in order to put together a set of amazing anthologies. I have been lucky enough to have now been in two of these books: Hubble Bubble was out last year and this … Continue reading Malarkites Assemble!
Guard Duty – a short story
This story first appeared in SciFanSat ezine issue 7 Tap, tap, tap. Frederick sighed and stilled his restless foot. The chair scraped along the stone floor as he stood up and started to march around the room. It wasn’t much to look at – a circular stone wall enclosing the space, with only one door … Continue reading Guard Duty – a short story
Wilkovia’s chamber and RPG story
So WaysUnseen drew a nice little underground map and let me loose with the words. You can get maps like this as a free patreon subscriber or get even more resources from a paid tier. But this one is a nice little freebie so you guys can have it too 🙂 I've written a second … Continue reading Wilkovia’s chamber and RPG story
This is not a story
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
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
Alchemy – a picture prompt story
Written in response to Afterwards' prompt no. 2. See all entries and the original prompts here. ‘He’s building another.’ I closed my eyes and tried to compose myself before turning. ‘But the last one isn’t finished with yet.’ ‘He said it was burning, it was only a matter of days before it became ash and … Continue reading Alchemy – a picture prompt story
Meet The Author – A C Merkel
Number three in our series of author interviews! this time we meet AC Merkel, author of the Lady Dreamscape series, Atomic Fireflies and many more. Find more here Tell us about your process, how do you decide what projects to focus on? I just go where the muse leads me. From robots to witches and … Continue reading Meet The Author – A C Merkel
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