Today I’m delighted to introduce you to a rather different ‘Aspect’- 'Producing a community magazine.' A warm welcome to my guest Melissa Compton and Norwich Nights Magazine. Hi, I’m Melissa Compton, owner/editor/publisher of Norwich Nights Magazine. It is a community magazine focusing on theatre, gaming, books, and food. I have always been a big fan …
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When I started this series I didn’t expect it to be quite so wide-ranging, but it’s made me realise how many facets there are to just ‘writing a book.’ What has touring with a rock musician husband got to do with being an author? Over to today’s guest, Jane Risdon to find out. Smile, breath, …
A warm welcome to Paula Harmon, my second guest on the new 'Aspects' series. Paula's books include some set in Roman Britain, and others in Victorian London, so I was interested in the type of research necessary to ensure authenticity. You might wonder what 'Underwear and Dormice' has to do with writing. Over to you …
I’m delighted to welcome my first guest to the aspects series – Rick Haynes, whose specialist subject is medieval fantasy. Over to you, Rick. What World Do You Want To Create? It all seems pretty easy, doesn’t it? You have all these ideas in your head racing around and around like eager puppies, but what …
This is the first in a new series in which we look at some of the different facets of writing. There are plenty of ‘How To’ books, webinars and blogs available on the mechanics of being an author, but I thought it would be fun to approach the subject from a different angle. If you …
The final part of my short story. ‘No police. No hospital,' Sapphire said . 'That scumbag of a step-father didn’t like it when I turned the tables on him. He caught me unawares or I’d have handled him myself.’ ‘You must report it. There was a restraining order against him. He shouldn’t have come anywhere …
Continuing the short story started last week while I consider other options for revising the blog. Where does the time go? The allotment. Part 2 Some readers were surprised last week at the turn the story took, expecting it to be a romantic love story. Read on. 😀 I totally lost it. Grabbing Jason by …
There was some really useful feedback last week, which I'll be taking into consideration when revising the blog format. Thanks to everyone who responded and messaged me. After a very busy week, here's the first part of the traditional short story for you to enjoy while I work out why and where the traditional set-up …
I'm considering changing the format of my blog and rather than post short stories, to concentrate on providing more variety relating to my work as an author. Since I started the site, approximately 4 1/2 years ago (how time flies!) there have been approximately 1,000 individual visitors who either follow or like my posts, but …
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The final part of the short story. A figment of my imagination, but truth can be stranger than fiction. It was the first time a Code Red had been implemented, so it must be serious. It also meant with Geoff being away from the office Mandy wouldn’t be able to tell him about her discovery. …
