I spotted this idea on Twitter and thought it looked interesting. I started doing this as a single post, but I think I need to break it up a bit - there are 30 questions after all. Let's kick off with part 1 ... Explain your Twitter handle I started on Twitter with a handle... Continue Reading →
I was having a little browse through the WordPress Discovery feature and came across a blog called The Death Project. Now, I'm not into misery memoirs or the like, but good quality writing about handling the shitty stuff in life can be inspirational. Unexpectedly, what struck a very personal chord with me were not her... Continue Reading →
Carve out a regular writing slot during my weekdays and protect it I've thought long and hard about this one. I rejected joining the 365k writing club because I know that's not what I'm looking for. I like weekends. I like the fact that they're different from the working day. It's possible that I might... Continue Reading →
I've recently joined Alex Cavanaugh’s Insecure Writers Support Group (the link takes you to details on what that means and how to join. You'll also find a list of bloggers signed up to the challenge - do check them out). On the first Wednesday of every month, we all post our thoughts, fears or words... Continue Reading →
All years have a mix of the two - I do like to focus on the positives, on what went well, on what was achieved - even if it hadn't been on the list of intentions for the year. But whilst I don't agree with self-flagellation over the unachieved, it can be useful to carry... Continue Reading →
This Christmas I wish for ... peace on earth - although in it's absence, I take hope from friendship sought between warring factions ... kindness to all mankind - let's practice regular random acts of kindness ... a life filled with love, friendship and family - whatever form that takes and being related by blood... Continue Reading →
Yeah, I know that's a statement that any serious reader will be nodding at ... but they'd also be saying "what's new?" And I'd be agreeing with them. Even a voracious reader doesn't ever catch up, because there's so much more out there - classics that you never read as a child, new genres you... Continue Reading →
I've just joined Alex Cavanaugh’s Insecure Writers Support Group (the link takes you to details on what that means and how to join. You'll also find a list of bloggers signed up to the challenge - do check them out). On the first Wednesday of every month, we all post our thoughts, fears or words... Continue Reading →
It was an early autumnal day, the sun was shining and we'd planned an afternoon's mooch around the shops. But first we dropped in for a quick bit of camera action at the local vineyard 'cos Himself had a hankering to try photographing vines. But then he spotted it. It ...? A ruined tank! Now... Continue Reading →
I'm a co-host over at FictionCanBeFun and, having missed our own #ff photo prompt last week, I thought I'd make use of our new #TortoiseFlashFiction page ... Sam was peeved. It’d been his turn to plan the romantic weekend and, as they were both keen photographers, he'd decided on a moonlight photo session at... Continue Reading →
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