Friday Photo Challenge: Perspective

Spatial and Temporal Perspectives She ran upstairs to cry in her room, then crept up to the loft, where she unlocked the latch, and opened the window onto the roof. She drew in a sharp breath and the cool breeze dried her tears. She put her head against the brick chimney, remembering the young sweepContinue reading “Friday Photo Challenge: Perspective”

Rate this:

Writing 101, Day Four: The Serial Killer. Loss.

Today’s prompt is: write about a loss. The twist: make this the first post in a three-post series. Write about a loss: something (or someone) that was part of your life, and isn’t any more. I didn’t want to get sentimental today. I’ve tried hard to write about loss in a positive way, but I’veContinue reading “Writing 101, Day Four: The Serial Killer. Loss.”

Rate this:

Another 5***** Review for All Hallows at Eyre Hall!

This is review number 4 and it’s also 5*! It was posted on Amazon.es (Spain) because that’s where I live, and I know there are many English speakers in Spain who are reading my novel! Please take the time to review! Click on book cover to read the review.  

Rate this:

Writing 101. Day 3. Three Songs

Today’s prompt is: Write about the three most important songs in your life — what do they mean to you? The most important song in my life is Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty. I was in my first year at college when I first heard it. I was living on campus in Hampstead, and busContinue reading “Writing 101. Day 3. Three Songs”

Rate this:

Another 5***** Review of All Hallows at Eyre Hall!

My third 5***** review is up on Amazon! I’m thrilled….I feel spoilt by these wonderful and well written reviews! Not only have the reviewers taken the time to read my novel, but they have also found the time and patience to put pen to paper and write thorough and thoughtful reviews which are invaluable toContinue reading “Another 5***** Review of All Hallows at Eyre Hall!”

Rate this:

Writing 101. Day Two: A Room with a View

Today’s question is: If you could zoom through space in the speed of light, what place would you go to right now? I’d travel through time and space and look for a shy little girl who’s having a hard time adapting to a broken family, a new country, and a new school. She’s six yearsContinue reading “Writing 101. Day Two: A Room with a View”

Rate this:

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Floral Macros

These aren’t exactly flowers, but I love palm trees. I’m sure it’s because I was brought up in London, and I only saw them when I travelled to Tenerife (Canary Islands) to visit my aunts and cousins who lived there. I loved my sunny holidays, so palm trees are a synonym for ‘paradise’ for me.Continue reading “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Floral Macros”

Rate this:

Split-Second Story: The Coachman

The coachman is dressed in a black suit. His trousers are worn, and his jacket hangs loosely, revealing a white unbuttoned shirt. He looks tired as he scratches his two-day stubble with his calloused hands. He’s had a hard day and night riding inebriated, noisy tourists around the May Fair, and now he’s on hisContinue reading “Split-Second Story: The Coachman”

Rate this:

Writing 101, Day One: Unlock the Mind

I’m taking part in a new Challenge during this month of June: Writing 101. Today’s assignment is ‘loosening up’ for twenty minutes writing via the ‘stream of consciousness’ technique for twenty minutes! Well that’s an eternity for me, I write very quickly, you’d be surprised how much I can write in 20 minutes, but I’mContinue reading “Writing 101, Day One: Unlock the Mind”

Rate this: