• Tommy’s Tale

    I’m slowly getting my writing mojo back, with a penchant for flash fiction at the moment: Tommy Coats: pink, blue, yellow, green and others every colour of the rainbow covered the pegs. All except one. Tommy Brown, outlined in bold black letters, stood above the empty peg. His blue coat wouldn’t ever rest on the…

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  • Markets For Writers

    Enjoy writing romance? Then this week’s market may be just what you’re looking for. Writing Magazine are holding their annual Love Story Competition. Here are the details: Word count: Between 1500-1700 words Prizes: 1st:   £200 plus publication in the magazine 2nd: £50 plus publication on the website Entry Fee: £5 or £3 for subscribers Closing…

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  • I thought it was about time that I started another ‘Funny of the Week‘ series. As always, being a writer, it’s centred around words and this series is all about double entendres. Enjoy!  

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  • Writing Workshop…Top Tips

    Now for the third instalment in my writing workshop series. Last week was all about the ending of a short story; the previous week focused on the story opening and this week it’s time for a dialogue refresher course: Top Tips… The Do’s and Don’ts of Dialogue   It isn’t easy to write convincing dialogue…

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  • Darling Clarissa…

    I’ve had a few ups and downs lately, like many of us do, and it’s meant I haven’t had much time for writing. But gradually, I’ve started again. And it’s felt good. This piece is short and sweet but, as many of you know, I’ve always had a passion for flash fiction.   My darling…

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  • Markets For Writers

    This week’s market is for the flash fiction fans. The Fiction Desk is running a flash fiction competition, which invites entries of between 250 – 1000 words. The deadline is midnight UK time on Friday, 29th September. There is a first prize of £300 and two runner-up prizes of £100. The entry fee for one…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    Here is some very useful advice for writers from Frank Visco: Source: Grammarly.com

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  • Here is the second in my writing workshop series. Last week was all about the opening; this week’s it’s the ending’s turn: Top Tips… For A Tremendous Short Story Ending You’re almost at the end of your cleverly crafted story, but how do you bring it to a satisfying climax? Here are some tips to…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    I’m pleased to welcome back Nest Madden to my Guest Writer Spot. Nest was one of my talented Writers Bureau students. He completed the course a while ago (well done!) and it’s good to read his writing again. The Suprise By Nest Madden George, hated night duty. It was a boring twelve hours, stuck in…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    I’m sure many of you will be able to relate to this… Source: Graphospasm Graphospasm.deviantart.com

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