Books and Stories by Voinks the author
The good, the bad and the downright annoying. It’s been a funny old week. After last week’s post about bloggers, I was inundated with email advices telling me about all the new people following my blog. Good news you would think – not exactly. The majority of them were either sleazy sales and marketing, or …
Continue reading Bloggers, reviews and Conversation with my Aunt
As a change from my usual short story, I thought I’d make this week’s blog post about all things authorish. I love writing, get easily inspired with new ideas, and fortunately never suffer from the dreaded writer’s block. My only problem is juggling marketing, writing and keeping up with the outside world (which is my excuse …
Continue reading Book bloggers and ‘Story of a Country Boy.’
Lots of exciting news, which I'll save until next week when hopefully the gremlins will have been brought under control. Meanwhile, the beautiful Spring-like weather in the UK, and a chance remark from a friend, were the inspiration for this feel-good story. I didn’t notice her at first, why should I? With hundreds of leggy …
‘How about we go out on a date, just you and me? What do you fancy? A film, a nice meal somewhere? Your choice.’ ‘Sorry, Darling, what did you say? The kids have been a nightmare today. Will a take-away do? I’ve not had time to cook. I promise I’ll do something properly tomorrow.’ ‘That’s …
As a change from a short story, I wondered if you would be interested in what is involved in writing and publishing a book. First you need to write a book. It’s easy, everyone says so, and would do it themselves if they had the time. Okay, assuming you’ve done that bit and typed 'The …
Continue reading How to write a book and Story of a Country Boy
There’s a lot happening this coming week. My latest book ‘Story of a Country Boy’ will be published on the 15th February. 😀 It’s a change from my usual style; a gritty tale of a young man’s dreams, as he leaves the restrictions of his small Mediterranean village, and heads for the bright lights and …
I’m seldom short of ideas for writing my stories, only time. However, I can’t resist a challenge, and when I was prompted to use one of the following words in a story, I had to include all of them! 😀 Anonymous, Faceless, Grey, Sunlight, Attention, Secret, Purpose. Warning: This story contains minor elements of domestic …
