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How Does it Feel?

We (that is, storytellers) want our books to be read, but in order to do that we also need to entice the reader. There are various weapons … ummm, tools we use to try to find a way to open the curiosity, and this is one. A Blurb, or a storyline (although that’s mainly for … Continue reading How Does it Feel?

And That’ll Cost You …

… Well, the price is never clearly stated, but I have borne some of the cost. My trees. It’s hot here. And dry. It’s always hot and dry in summer in Adelaide, but this is the worst and the last rain of GT 4mm was in September. I empty the laundry and bathwater onto the … Continue reading And That’ll Cost You …

F, F, ‘n F

Originally posted on Cage Dunn: Writer, Author, Teller-of-tall-tales:
Probably not what you expect. I’m sure most writers understand the fight or flight response. But guess what? There are three responses. Yep, three. What are they? Fight, flight and freeze. And they each lead into each other. The freeze response is usually the first. It’s the…

Through a Glass Eye (4)

To read the earlier scenes (1), (2), (3) – and this is the last scene I’ll be posting until the story is finished and ready for publication (yes, these are first drafts – they will get better, and I’m happy to take suggestions or comments): Scene 4 The first available appointment with the psych was … Continue reading Through a Glass Eye (4)

Out of …

Words. Ever have those times when the story wants to be told, things want to happen, it’s all there ready to run its race, and then … nothing. Not a single word comes into play. I’m sure there’s a name for this. But, just to be different, I’m going to give it a shape and … Continue reading Out of …

The World Beyond the Window …

What follows comes from here; it is a story, a simple story … That’s his desk, so neat and clean, a perfect example of the ‘clean desk’ policy he demands of his staff. But on his screen? Well, that’s his escape. He thinks. Every day I come here and clean under his desk, under his … Continue reading The World Beyond the Window …

Happy [cheery, merry, joyful, jocular, gleeful] birthday, Peter

Originally posted on bluebird of bitterness:
A little bibliophile humor today in honor of the birthday of Peter Mark Roget (1779-1869), author of Roget’s Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Classified and Arranged so as to Facilitate the Expression of Ideas and Assist in Literary Composition.

Through a Glass Eye (3)

Scene 3 of the new story (scene 1, scene 2): The initial approval process took longer than the argument with Base One. Each item of kit was logged against her badge, sent to her electronically for acknowledgement, then brought into the kit-room by a courier from each section. The biggest and most difficult was always … Continue reading Through a Glass Eye (3)

GR – Meet the Author -2019

Set the date – 15 January 2019 (is it that already? Time is a slippery thing, runs away from us like scuttle-crabs at low-tide). Why?  Meet the Author on Goodreads – it’ll be me! And you can ask me questions about the mad horse – or at least about the story that features the mad … Continue reading GR – Meet the Author -2019

I’m Late, I’m Late … Again

Let me tell you why it’s taken so long to get back to you … it has to do with spiders, so if that bothers you, look away, look away now. Gone? Good. Let me tell you what it takes to keep spiders in your house. What? You don’t? Why not? They do a good … Continue reading I’m Late, I’m Late … Again