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The Creation of a Story

This little story idea was outlined for submission to a children’s anthology (later cancelled). I haven’t gone beyond the idea and basic outline, and animal-protagonist stories seem to have hit a dull patch so I haven’t gone further with it, but tell me what you think … story array Image: Bilby (an Australian animal), digging … Continue reading The Creation of a Story

A bit of fun

Originally posted on pensitivity101:
I’m going to finish my day with a bit of humour and fictitious book titles. A couple of these came to me out of the blue, so I rounded it up to ten. 1.  Making Ends Meet : Penny Pinchin 2.  Before the Rainbow : Raine Lotts 3.  Petrol Shortages :…

September Book Reviews

Originally posted on Myths of the Mirror:
September flew by, didn’t it? These are all great reads, so don’t ask me to pick a favorite. Enjoy a beautiful October. And Happy Reading. September book reviews include my?4 and 5 star reads of poetry, fantasy, western romance, sci-fi, a memoir, and a middle-grade book. Click on…

He Cultivates Your Secrets

He’s the man, the Black, and he works the night to find the price of a soul. Why would Liana Benit seek out such a man? He’ll ruin her life, her future, and her dreams. Why does she seek him?Because she needs to find the truth to set the memory of her father’s soul free. … Continue reading He Cultivates Your Secrets

Celebrating a Year in Print!

Originally posted on Georgina Jeffery:
Today is Jack Hansard’s book birthday! A year ago today I hit publish on The Jack Hansard Series: Season One, the genre-bending episodic fantasy I’d first conceptualised five years before. The exploits of this occult salesman and his cantankerous coblyn sidekick have become very close to my heart. It has…

Flower Day — Spring Equinox

In the southern hemisphere, today is the Spring Equinox. To the northerners, it’s the Autumn/Fall equinox. But we have something special in Adelaide for Spring Equinox. We have Flower Day. Yep. Have a look at the Adelaide City Council’s play (although I prefer the Botanic Gardens version of Flower Day). Unfortunately, both these sites lack … Continue reading Flower Day — Spring Equinox

A Rose by any Other Name: Oxymoronicism

In this case, an oxymoron. I’m considering doing a short post on how prevalent these are in usage. An example that slaps me in the face several times a day: Gamble Responsibly It comes at the end of an ad that makes gambling so much more fun than life. No, I don’t remember the sponsor …

What’s in a Name?

For a writer, the answer is simple. Quite a lot. A name means so much more than a label to indicate who’s talking. The name part of the writing process takes me longer than the pre-planning. Okay, a bit misleading. I write a few beat sheets that may or may not have characters with names …

Dreams of Light

A short story, under 500 words, fiction with a different perspective. From the deepest bowels of the well within the basement, Illustro strove upward. His six legs worked mud and wood fibre into a tunnel to lead him from the darkness of below to the lights from above. More than anything, Illustro wanted to see … Continue reading Dreams of Light

A Wall is not a Heart

A 500-word (ish) short contemporary fiction. Colour king-hit the wall. Blue. Not a soft blue, not eggshell blue, not sky blue. This was a black-hearted pirate blue, deep oceans, hidden secrets blue. “I didn’t want blue.” Dani stared at the scar it created against the undercoat grey. “It’s too dark. We don’t want dark.” Not … Continue reading A Wall is not a Heart