Welcome to my Writing Journal
A place for me to explore my creative writing and document my learning as I work through the ideas and notes I have made over the years. I have broken this section into three, my Notebook, Short Stories & Extra in the Ordinary.
New Children’s Book – A Python lives in my Garden
Jeeps, it has been an age since I posted here. A deep sadness has been with me for the past year,...
Conversation with Storm Fairy – The Beginning
880 words 3 min 31 sec reading time I met Storm Fairy so long ago that I have only fragments of...
Self-editing my short story
Today I want to talk about editing because it is not one of my strong points, and I assumed...
Today’s read – Amos & Boris by William Steig
'Overwhelmed by the beauty and mystery of everything, he rolled over and over and right off the...
James & Malcolm
823 words 3 min 17 sec reading time James sat down on the stone walkway just beneath the city...
Today’s read – A Man’s Place by Annie Ernaux
A Man's Place by Annie Ernaux Apart from writing, reading is one of the things I have committed to...
Nettle Soup
The Extra in the Ordinary, exploring exciting and strange facts and fiction around everyday things...
The Memory Men
471 words 1 min 53 sec reading time I remember the first time my Gran mentioned them, the Memory...
Dandelion to Drone
In this series of The Extra in the Ordinary, I will explore exciting and strange facts and fiction...
Transformation
437 words 1 min 45 sec reading time I am Sidhe*. I am Eternal.We choose to live as non-Eternals...
I bucked
635 words 2 min 32 sec reading time I sank into my seat on the bus, breathing so loudly I could...
Building fictional characters
Crafting characters has been on my mind for the last few months. Initially, when I wrote the first...
Flash Fiction – top three tips
1. Focus on a single moment or idea: Flash fiction is all about brevity, so focusing on one...
Ten tips for writing short stories
1. Start with a clear idea: Have a clear idea before you begin your story. The idea can focus on a...
Editing my first draft
At this stage, I have lost count of how many times I have attempted to return to this book....