Daily Archives: 10 October, 2009

You Never Know…

…what you’re going to see next. We were in Malaga, as part of the Nuts & Bolts Writing Course. It’s a lovely city and makes a nice change from sitting indoors to write. Writers need experiences by the bucketload to … Continue reading

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Who Says Exercise Can’t be Fun

I’m not sure why, but women writers always seem to outnumber the men in writing groups, so I’m always secretly delighted when there are a few male writers in the workshops. Are women more willing to share writing experiences? Are … Continue reading

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Story Endings Group Exercise

Here is the exercise we did if it you’d like to try it with your group. Prepare a few lines that would be suitable for stories to end on. They can be anything, but a few examples are: 1. It … Continue reading

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A Talking Pony and an Assault

610 words Apparently Ranya can hear her horse. Not in words but in feelings and emotions. She’s also made a bitter enemy out of Blackwolf by getting the better of him when he tried to assault her, by sticking her … Continue reading

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Muse Whispers

Word count today – 1310 It’s so easy to ignore the gentle whispering of the muse. I’m working a new novel. Brand new. The idea itself is little over two months old and so far I’ve spend a month on … Continue reading

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