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Writer Wednesday Blog Hop. The Wedding Invitation.

Here is the prompt for this week: Mandatory words: party, locust, evil, altar, guilt. Here’s my entry for this week: The Wedding Invitation ‘Come with me to my sister’s wedding next week.’ ‘I don’t think so.’ ‘I need the favour. It will only last a few hours. You owe me.’ ‘If I go, it’ll beContinue reading “Writer Wednesday Blog Hop. The Wedding Invitation.”

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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”

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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”

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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”

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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”

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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”

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All Hallows at Eyre Hall by Luccia Gray: A Review

Originally posted on SaylingAway:
I must be honest and tell you that I am always suspicious of books that are a spin off from a classic read. This time, however, I was completely in the wrong. All Hallows at Eyre Hall kept me tightly bound to my reading of it and constantly entertained with its…

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The Joy of Getting Book Reviews

Originally posted on Susan Finlay Writes:
Book reviews are helpful marketing tools for authors, but more importantly they give the author much needed feedback. They let the author know how readers feel about his or her books. Each time I publish a new book, I feel excitement about giving my book wings and letting it…

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