Fiction in Fifty #Fi50 | Snowglobe
Snowglobe – that’s the prompt for this month’s Fiction in Fifty words, originated by Bruce Gargoyle, and now hosted by Rebecca Douglass, the Ninja Librarian. If you don’t already play, pop over to...
View ArticleFlashback Friday | Bravo Victor, rider of the storm
Flashback Friday is a monthly meme where you revisit a post you think deserves to be seen again (and again…). You can sign up to post in the Flashback Friday linky, but put a link to your blog there,...
View ArticleFriday Excerpt: Dylan and Kevin take a trip
Dylan and Kevin are two of the protagonists of my new book The Princelings of the North (book 8 of the Princelings of the East series). I thought today I’d take you a little further into the book,...
View Article#FridayFlash Fiction | What makes royalty special?
What makes royalty special? Why should someone become king just because he’s born to the right parent? Today’s flash fiction goes to the heart of one of King Fred’s problems – and the future of the...
View Article#FridayFlash Fiction | The Kings Council
The Kings Council provides the forum for all the heads of castles in the Princelings Realms to rule harmoniously. Today’s 250 word flash fiction demonstrates how. It’s for the Bloggers Bash Blog Post...
View Article#Flashback Friday | Equinox on Ice
It’s Flashback Friday and it is not the equinox – that’s next month. But I am off travelling to cold places again; I’ll miss next week, although I’ll post you something in advance. So if you want to...
View Article#Fi50 | Fiction in 50 words – Make a Note
50 words are not enough for a full story – or are they? I nearly changed the post title to ‘dementia in 50 words’ today, because I realised what I wanted to write about as I started to write. Let’s...
View Article#FridayFlash Fiction | The Frozen Rat’s Paw
The Frozen Rat’s Paw was one of ten randomised titles that Chuck Wendig gave us to work on, just before going off on another tour. Whilst I’ve enjoyed the freedom of not having to work to his prompt...
View ArticleFridayFlash Fiction | The Cat’s Miu
The Cat’s Miu was something that came to me in the airport on my way to my Iceland holiday. The sunglasses shop is right as described if you’re travelling from Heathrow’s Terminal 2. I have photos...
View ArticleFridayFlash Fiction | Tex-mex underpants
Tex-mex was not on the menu in Iceland, although most other things were, especially in Reykjavik. It is perfectly fine for vegetarians and most special dietary needs, and I even had vegan pizza with...
View ArticleFiction in 50 #Fi50 | Beneath the Surface
Beneath the surface of my life I am paddling like mad trying to keep up. One of my targets was to submit short stories to a number of anthologies, and I have done one, and identified two more. I ended...
View Article#FlashbackFriday | Humphrey Goes East
Humphrey Goes East was last seen in the A to Z Challenge in 2013. I’d already written this as the prelude to my then book 8 in the Princelings series – which is now book 10, the last one. This The...
View ArticleApril’s #Fi50 Flash Fiction | Hours of Fun
I’ve had hours of fun with the April Fi50. Yes, It’s May, not April. It’s May the fourth. I usually give you the Star Wars greeting, but today it’s just Fi50. Fiction in Fifty Words is, as you well...
View ArticleFridayFlash Space Opera | The White Rose of York
Chuck’s back, and he asked for Space Opera today. I’ve cheated slightly, as I considered doing some more backstory for the Perihelix women, and didn’t think I had the time. Doing a whole space opera...
View ArticleFridayFlash #Fi50 Fiction | The End is in the Beginning
The End is in the Beginning is this month’s fiction in fifty words prompt. Fi50, or fiction in fifty words, is the ultimate in flash fiction. Get the whole story into fifty words, and make sure your...
View ArticleFiction in Fifty #Fi50 | On The Road
On the Road is this month’s fiction in fifty words prompt. Fi50, or fiction in fifty words, is the ultimate in flash fiction. Get the whole story into fifty words, and make sure your reader’s...
View ArticlePostcard from Camp 4 | All done! #campnanowinner2018 #flashbackfriday
Well, I’m all done for another year! I’ve ‘won’ Camp NanoWriMo by completing my goal of editing Curved Space to Corsair, in over 80,000 words (88,000 approximately). And I have the badge to prove it!...
View ArticleWEP – August #flashfiction | Change of Heart
Change of Heart is the prompt for this, my first entry into the linked up WEP+IWSG short story event. WEP is Write…Edit…Publish, and IWSG is the Insecure Writers Support Group, as you know from myriad...
View Article#Fi50 | The Rifles Are Calling, and I Must Go
The Rifles Are Calling, and I Must Go is the title provided for this month’s Fiction in Fifty Words #Fi50. This exciting 50 word microfiction is managed by Rebecca Douglass on her blog, and you can...
View Article#FlashbackFriday | The Way West (Humphrey WIP)
It’s FlashbackFriday again, and I’m going for Humphrey when his book was WIP. You can join in by posting your own post from way back when, one you love, or maybe nobody saw, or just something you want...
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