Cathy Cade's Blog: Writing Wrinkles, page 47

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Holiday. Time passed. The school holiday arrived and the children were around all day. Every day. Flash learned to understand human-speak as well as the pond mirlings did. Andre caught sight of Sylva one morning as she swam back into the weed and decided the fish must have spawned. Not realising how unlikely that was … Continue reading Pond People 21

So. . . Connecting clauses

When reading sample edits in a writing magazine, I’ve recently come across examples where a comma before the conjunction so has been pronounced incorrect. Since so is one of the FANBOYS conjunctions (which, we are advised, require commas before their use) and since I’m getting a bit rusty myself since I last looked into commas, … Continue reading So. . . Connecting clauses

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Dreams. Flash hadn’t told anyone about his nightmares. When he first joined the pond, he would dream every night that he was back in the pet shop. Over time, the dreams came less often and, although his confidence was dented by his encounter with the cat, the nightmare hadn’t returned. He could tell himself he … Continue reading Pond People 20

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Home Improvements. Each day, flakes were scattered on the water’s surface and the children’s father would watch the fish feed. One afternoon he brought home a carrier bag which he placed on the table. It bore a picture of a strange fish which had a smile that Molly thought wasn’t at all fish-like. ‘You’ve been … Continue reading Pond People 19

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Settling In. It was a relief to be out of the bowl and no longer exposed on all sides. Behind the tank was a wall, so the mirlings could walk behind the stones without fear of being seen. Molly thought they should stay under cover anyway when the family were around. She addressed this advice … Continue reading Pond People 18

What's the Worst That Can Happen?

Scheduling WordPress Posts. To be honest, not much can go wrong. It’s an easy procedure, practically foolproof. (First, find your fool.) The Process. . . 1 . Review until you never want to read it again. 2 . On your Draft screen, the Settings sidebar should be showing. If it isn’t, click on that universal … Continue reading What's the Worst That Can Happen?

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Moving Day. Molly’s heartbeat echoed in her throat as the weed travelled through the air towards the tank. Thankfully it was over the tank when Grandad lost his grip and slid off the end of his branch, pulling Flo with him into the water. Eddy launched himself after them with a whoop. The others went … Continue reading Pond People 17

e-book price cut.

This week only, Witch Way  for Kindle is cheap as chips                             (that’s fries to you in the US of A). From TODAY (8am) until 5th March, the Kindle version of Witch Way is available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com for £0.99 or $1.29 (which … Continue reading e-book price cut.

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Still Even in the hottest weather, the pond would cool down at night, but in the bowl the water temperature hardly changed. Molly rested in the darkness. Although all were exhausted, she could sense the others were awake too. She listened to the bubbling of the tank nearby. This was a kind of torture to … Continue reading Pond People 16

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Seen. Against the nearest wall a shelf had been cleared to hold the empty fish tank. Flash watched as Father lined the tank with gravel and then brought in the bucket again to fill the aquarium with water. He positioned an ornamental log in the centre then moved it to one side. He reached behind … Continue reading Pond People 15