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Continue reading →: Sleeping Giant #writephoto
Written in response to Sue Vincent’s Thursday Photo Prompt. Thanks for the inspiration, Sue 🙂 “What does it mean?” Tamaya stared at the water, which had gathered in the frozen eye socket of Medea, the sleeping giant of Nearyon. She studied Aaron’s reflection as it fluttered across the surface in…
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Continue reading →: 5 Tips for Improving Dialogue
I recently had a discussion with a fellow writer about dialogue, and decided to share the processes I use to improve authenticity within my work. TIPS FOR IMPROVING DIALOGUE Give your imaginary friends a voice: I’ve talked about this before, but I often allow my characters free rein to have…
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Continue reading →: What I learned from writing serialised fiction
As some of you know, aside from being away from blogging for a while, I’ve been writing a serial. At the end of the year I will be releasing the epidsodes, or installments, as a complete season. In preparation for that, and the next season, which I hope to release…
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Continue reading →: Mind Games: Writers Quote Wednesday Writing Challenge
It’s been a while since I took part in Colleen and Ronovan’s Writers Quote Wednesday Writing Challenge. I tried to follow the theme, I had every intention of writing a mystery. But sometimes you have to go where the story takes you, and I got a kick out of the…
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Continue reading →: Resting My Eyes – Weekend Coffee Share: 23 April 2016
If we were having coffee, I would apologise for my absence last week. It was my birthday, and I was away for the weekend. It was my eldest daughter’s birthday too – the day before mine. She was born at 7.40pm on the 15th of April – the absolute best…
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Continue reading →: Completing the Cycle – Thursday Photo Prompt: Roses #writephoto
Completing the Cycle – Written for Sue’s Photo Prompt. Rebecca stepped onto the front porch and froze when she saw the obstacle in her path. She knew what it meant, what they represented, and her heart began to pound. The song was next. It came at her from behind, in her…
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