My Friday Fiction post this week is inspired by the prompt - Celebration - given by Sara from mumturnedmom. Right, have you ordered the champagne? And the canapés? I want a glitz and glamour Hollywood Oscars theme. Make sure there's a red carpet; must have the red...
I’ve been a closet writer for the last few years and it wasn’t until I did NaNoWriMo last November, that I actually plucked up the courage to socialise with other writers. I surprised myself by making such a bold step and I haven’t looked back since. Now I’ve gone...
This week's Friday Fiction is inspired by the prompt 'Family' from Sara at mumturnedmom. Using a prompt is a great source of inspiration for your writing. I don't know where this one came from - it's a bit morbid really but there you go - how the mind works sometimes!...
I am re-writing a novel and it occurred to me that since first starting it, I have changed the point of view three times. The first edit started life as a short story and I wrote it in the third person singular tense. At the time, I remember feeling like it didn’t...
I made a promise to myself to write more fiction this year. It was why I made a commitment to do the 100K in 100 days challenge. This means writing 1000 words a day every day for 100 days. It shouldn’t be that much of a big deal really. This is what counts towards...
'Is so funny.... How we don't talk anymore.' There was never a truer word spoken by Sir Cliff. Of course, in this song he was referring to an estranged lover, not the fact that the majority of us communicate via social media, text and emails these days. Of course, he...
We’ve spent the last few years struggling to stay up until midnight on New Year’s Eve, preferring instead to get an early night in preparation for the early morning wake-up call that comes part and parcel with having young children. However, times are changing. The...