Welcome to Friday Fiction: a place where I share extracts of writing (my own and that of published authors). This is a link-up, where you can add your own work, read others' and hopefully get some feedback and ideas (see the Blue Frog below to add your link). Here is...
I've been a bookworm for as long as I can remember and it comes as no surprise that my love of books and reading is what inspired me to want to be a writer myself. Reading is important if you are a writer. You can find ideas and inspiration from other books. You can...
National Novel Writing Month or Nanowrimo as it is commonly referred to, is fast approaching. From November 1st thousands of writers will attempt to write a minimum of 50,000 words before midnight on the 31st. Some writers hate the idea and believe you cannot possibly...
'Have I ever had muffins before?' My five year old asked me. I wasn't sure. There are lots of things that he has never eaten. I don't buy gluten and dairy free cakes very often, not because I am mean, but because I think that in general, they are sugar-laden, dry and...
This week, my Friday Fiction post is based on a prompt I found. Like a previous post I wrote, the inspiration comes from a song, only this time, it is the title of the song from which the prompt is based. Here it is in full: Your prompt this week is to take the...
October 15th is Global Handwashing Day, a day created to raise awareness of how the simple act of washing your hands after using the toilet and before and after preparing food, is vital to prevent the spread of infections. It is important that children are aware of...
I love my blog and despite recent doubts about whether I should bother at all, I feel I am actually getting a lot out of it at the moment. These doubts made me examine why I write a blog in the first place. It started as a way to record significant moments in our...
I was so excited to hear that Center Parcs were opening a new village. Center Parcs, Woburn is just off Junction 13 of the M1, so mileage wise it isn't too far from Kent at all, there is just the 'small' matter of the M25 in between. I booked a weekend break in a...
For my Friday Fiction post this week, I am having my first go at The Prompt, from Sarah at Mum Turned Mom. I am delving into the mind of one of the secondary characters of my story, to write this from his point of view. Thank you to all who joined in and linked up...
We are currently in the process of choosing a secondary school for our eldest daughter. We live in a county that is heavily influenced by the grammar school system, so most children take the 11+ test at the beginning of year six. This is regardless of whether they are...
I have covered different ways of finding writing inspiration in these Friday posts. If you missed part 1 and part 2, please feel free to catch up and I hope you find it useful. This week I am looking at creating fictional pieces from real life stories. I found this...
Most children are fussy eaters at some point in their lives. Both my girls ate really well until they turned three years. Suddenly, they were conscious of the ‘bits’ and would often pick the offending items out of their food. I never stopped adding theses ‘bits’ to...
I met a (retired) lady once who happened to have worked in publishing all her life. We chatted over coffee and I told her I was attempting to write a novel. 'Go on then,' she said. 'Tell me what it is all about.' I froze. Like a rabbit in a headlight. Then I began a...
Do I speak for the majority of parents out there when I say this? We haven't had a decent night's sleep in years because of them. Our bodies will never be the same since giving birth. We spend our days running them here, there and everywhere. We are constantly picking...
I am looking at character development this week. I took two characters from the novel I am working on and put them in a new situation. The scenario I created is further on in time than the novel itself. It is something that might happen to my characters in their...
On a recent trip to the New Forest, we ventured a little further one day towards Wareham in Dorset, in order to visit Corfe Castle. The ruins of this castle overlook the picturesque village of the same name and if you can block out the tourists and their cars,...
Welcome to Friday Fiction. Today guest author Pamela Thibodeaux provides an extract from her book, Winter Madness. Her merry hazel eyes danced with humor, but she simply arched an eyebrow at him without comment and rose from her chair. She held a hand toward him....
A new school year means a fresh start. It is a chance to do things differently, make changes or set yourself challenges for the coming year. A break from the routine has done us all good, but we are now ready to get back to it. I've been reflecting on a few things...
Last week I talked about finding inspiration through music. This week I am moving on to images. This is Jake: In actual fact, I have no idea who this person is. However, when I started writing my novel, I brought my characters to life by giving them a full background...
We LOVE the New forest. It is a beautiful national park, with so many things to see and do. Where else could you go where horses, donkeys and cattle roam freely as though they own the place, forcing you to stop your car because they feel like standing in the middle of...