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
Meet Jon Ford (Part 2)
We spoke to Jon a couple of weeks ago and found out about his series The Ballad of the Songbird. Now we find out more about Jon, his writing habits and Tepris Press! What is your approach to writing, or your method? I’m very much a plotter, not a pantser. Especially on the Songbird books … Continue reading Meet Jon Ford (Part 2)
Obsession – a picture prompt story
Written in response to Afterwards picture prompts No.4. Find the prompts and links to other stories here. I knew if I was persistent, he'd show up. I wished Henry was with me, even if it was just to rub his face in it and show him I'd been right. But he'd left. It must have … Continue reading Obsession – a picture prompt story
Meet The Author – Jon Ford (Part 1)
We have another author interview for you! Today, in part 1, Jon Ford talks about his series - Ballad of the Songbird. Book Three, Tooth and Claw, is coming soon. Find out more about Jon here and come back soon for Part 2 where Jon will also tell us about his writing habits and history. … Continue reading Meet The Author – Jon Ford (Part 1)
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
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