It suddenly struck me my Aspects series was complete, and I had nothing written for this week. Should I discuss the meaning of life? Rattle on trying to flog you my books? No, let's just have a whinge. 😀 It’s been a funny few weeks/months. It should have been an exciting time with the release …
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Aspects-Melissa Compton. Norwich Nights Magazine
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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Stay positive
Whilst, (I love that word) 😀 others are bored being confined to their home environment, circumstances have meant I’ve lost all my solitary ‘me-time.’ I'm struggling to find a few moments to check emails, yet alone write my usual short stories, market my books, finish my new ones, engage on social media or check on …
Alien Birth and Weird and Peculiar Tales
With so many people on lockdown, escape for a short while to a world of fantasy. For a FEW DAYS only, the price of our collection of short stories, ‘Weird and Peculiar Tales’ will be reduced to 99p/99c. Even if it's not a genre you usually enjoy, there really is something for everyone. Check out …
‘I think I’m going back’ and sign-up
Is it time for another story? This one from my song title series was released by Dusty Springfield in 1966 When I was sixteen, we moved from the little village where I was born. My childhood was full of happy memories until my father died in a car crash when I was fourteen. I remember …
Escaping the storm. Part 2
The continuation of the short story begun last week. Where was he? How long was a few days? He’d only gone out to meet some friends, so why didn’t he phone? My call went straight to voicemail so it looked as if I was on my own, for now at least. I spent a relaxed …
Taste
I originally intended entering this story into a competition but ran out of time, so thought it would make a change from my song title series. It might not be quite what you expect. I was starving. I hadn’t eaten a thing for three days and it was beginning to affect my judgement. ‘What on earth …
BFOR Blog Blitz and Revolution
I hope you’ve been following the BFOR blog tour, and have found the variety of posts interesting. Just as a reminder here are the links to the web site and Facebook pages. BFOR Facebook group BFOR Web site On a serious note, you might wonder why it’s necessary for such a group to exist. I …
BFOR Blog Blitz and Unicorns
Regular readers of my blog might be surprised to find it posted on a Saturday morning, rather than the usual Sunday evening. There is a reason for this, but first a couple of questions. What is a blog tour? A blog tour is a form of online promotion, where a variety of bloggers are allocated …
Message to Martha
A few of my musician friends have recently been on tour, and some of my author friends have written books about bands, or have a background in the music industry. When writing in the wee small hours, I often listen to the more mellow songs put up on social media, and this old favourite was …