After all your preparation, notes, ideas, outlining, research and dreams of NaNoWriMo logos (Anyone? No? Maybe just me then) it all comes down to this one final moment. Yes, dear blog reader, National Novel Writing Month is almost upon us! I can almost hear the collective anxious pause as novelists all around the world sit …
NaNoWriMo – My Novel Ideas
NaNoWriMo - 2 Days to go! Talk about exciting stuff! This is my first year taking up the NaNo writing challenge and I'm keen to make sure I start out the right way and not churn out 50,000 words of junk. No doubt some will be sheer dross but hopefully there will be some gems …
Writing Tips Wednesday – Are you a Story Teller?
Every Wednesday I’ll be sharing some hints and tips about how to improve your writing. These are basic things I have learned over the years, from writers websites, published authors and constructive feedback from friends, family and online pals. There is an argument that fiction writing cannot be taught because it comes from talent alone, …
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Arcane Insane – Part 11
22. Origins. Dark jagged teeth snatch at the air. People are screaming. She is going to die. It has all been for nothing. All she can see is a swirling mass of thick black fog and a man reaching out to save her. But she can't reach his hand. The blackness swallows her. She screams …
Weekly Photo Challenge: Opportunity
This photo was taken in Bury St Edmund's a couple of weeks ago. The East Anglia market town is a hive of activity on a Saturday when the market is bustling away but at the other end of the town it's pretty quiet. This hotel is extraordinary with flowers still in bloom like the middle …
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