Tag Archives: fantasy

A story is the same length as a piece of string

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

Another Flash Fiction Friday goes by without a flash fiction from me. The Smurfs are still languishing on my hard drive. It being a humorous kind of piece, I have to be in the right frame of mind to write it and … Continue reading →

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Agent research – the start of the Yellow Brick Road

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

As you probably know, I finished my first draft and started editing. Strangely enough, my mind isn’t nearly as focussed on editing as it was on writing. I’m not feeling the pull, mainly because there isn’t one. The story is … Continue reading →

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Allies and Enemies – Elemental Races #4 What happens next?

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

Last week, readers voted for Shirrin to go the Great Hall. The story continues… Shirrin creeps along passageways and down stairs. Finally she finds the right staircase which takes her down to the Great Hall. It is dark and silent, … Continue reading →

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Proactivity

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

Today has been a somewhat frustrating day. In way that’s good – it means it can only get better. Problems will be solved, some of them simply throwing some time at it, people will move on, etc, etc. Of course, … Continue reading →

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Productivity, thy name is not Anne-Mhairi

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

If you were so kind as to drop by this blog yesterday you will have noticed that there was no Friday Flash piece. In fact, there wasn’t anything new at all. I had decided I was definitely going to do … Continue reading →

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Self promotion shouldn’t be a chore…

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

Last night I went round to my parents’ house. It was great. I got dinner cooked for me. Fabulous. Some face-to-face human contact with people I wasn’t buying things from - spiffing! It was a lovely evening. My father was home (he’s … Continue reading →

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Into the City – Elemental Races #3 What happens next?

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

Last week readers voted for Defrin to get both Karista and Shirrin into the city, so the story continues… Karista’s roar changes to a high-pitched moan that freezes Shirrin’s blood. She twists round to see an arrow plunge into his … Continue reading →

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Into the Dark – #FridayFlash – Show Not Tell Crusader Challenge

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

The challenge was as follows: The Show Not Tell Challenge: In 300 words or less, write a passage (it can be an excerpt from your WIP, flash fiction, a poem, or any other writing) that shows (rather than tells) the following: … Continue reading →

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Death, Destruction and Despair – Writing Conflict

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

I’m working on the synopsis for my next Splintered Lands story (bless them, they want me to write more) and I reached a point this morning where I threw down my mechanical pencil and whined ‘this is boooooooooring! Where’s the … Continue reading →

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Earth and Sky – The Elemental Races #2. What happens next?

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

Firstly, I must apologise for this episode going up a day late. Due to some logistical problems I wasn’t able to post yesterday. I hope you’ll forgive me The story continues… The Sea People are notoriously private and have attacked … Continue reading →

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