"Come on! Move that shit-heap will ya? You're holding up the traffic, lady!" Greg Mason was not known for keeping his opinions to himself. He'd stopped counting the number of friends lost because he spoke his mind. His therapist explained how he needed to let his inner voice police his tongue. He must try and …
Category: Writing
Words of Worth
Recently I've been thinking how I can make a few extra shillings from writing, other than penning a best seller and living in the lap of mediocrity. I figured I could write for online publications, magazines or review websites. I know my way around the English language fairly well, enough to crunch out short stories …
Arcane Insane – Part 2
5. Clickety Clack The train tracks glinted in the moonlight as they stretched out from the Arcane Town and into the dark countryside. They reminded Janey of long threads of spiders silk laid out to trap unwary day people. But when the clouds shrouded the Moon the tracks just looked old and tired. No one …
Writing Challenge: Trespass
My Dearest Friend, I know it's been almost three years since we last spoke and I know you blame me for what happened to your parents and your husband. Before you screw up this letter I beg you read it at least once. If you then choose to do nothing I will understand. I live …
Top 10 Bad Advice for Fiction Writing
I'm not an expert on fiction writing, heck, my dreams of seeing my book in bookshops are yet to be realised, but I have learned some interesting things whilst honing my craft and I would like to share them with you, dear blog reader. There will always be those ready and willing to impart their …
Dave Farmer 