Books and Stories by Voinks the author
Time is flying as we near the release of my next book ‘Weird and Peculiar Tales,’ a compilation of short stories with a fellow author. It reminded me of this story which is in two parts. Final part and more news next week. See you then. 😀 I was normal until the accident. That’s when …
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Picture the scene. You’re a lonely writer, slaving away by candle-light in a spider-bedecked freezing attic. (OK, I write fiction) 😀 And then you meet other authors slaving away by candlelight in their own… well you get the picture. And then, you don’t feel alone as you make new friends. And then, they ask you to …
I'm delighted to be able to support Books for Older Readers in their bumper bundle give-away of three books to one lucky winner. You don't have to be 'of a certain age' but the site is particularly relevant to mid-life and older readers and writers. It reflects books and authors who have had a greater experience …
This week has been somewhat manic, but also one of those times which makes being authorish worthwhile. I was delighted to ‘hang out’ with the Haphazardous Hippo, and the Unicorns were very well behaved. You can find out what I mean, and read the full story by clicking on the 'Hanging Out' link below. 😀 …
It's been a great week. Not only was it my birthday, but I was a guest on Linda's Book Bag discussing Spirit of Technology , and to top it off, one of my stories has been accepted for the anthology 'Flashpoint' to be released by Clarendon House books shortly. You can read what Linda and I got …
A very short story this week, (which could be described as 'flash' fiction 😀 ), as I am working to meet deadlines for the books I am hoping to release by the Spring. This story might not be suitable for children. It was a struggle earning enough to pay the bills, find the rent and …
Discovering several new followers for my blog I was delighted, until I realised they must all be the same person. This was confirmed when one of my writer groups on Facebook posted about having exactly the same problem. I couldn’t understand the reasoning behind it, unless it was the expectation of a ‘like for a …
