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May 30, 2020
Know Your Organs. #BlogBattle
“The field surgeon has one great enemy in battle. Halflings, dwarves, elves and humans all live inside it. A barrier between innards and evisceration.” Know Your Organs, 1st Edition, Rasmus Greybeard. I hate leaving things to the last minute and yet here I am once more with an entry that skirts the edges […]
May 7, 2020
May Short Story Prompt “Flute.” #BlogBattle. Why Not Join Our Writing Community?
If you’re a writer, or even if you aren’t, times at present are difficult with the Covid 19 pandemic. We’re here to help support writers during hard times. Let’s face it, any writing is better than no writing. If the WIP is draining the will to drink coffee, step out and try something totally different. […]
April 26, 2020
Unwritten. #BlogBattle
“Ever cross into an unknown tomb to find a highly decorated catafalque then turn and run.” Mysteries of the Undead, Jeremiah Delalande. Alas why The Castle Weeps remains untold this time round as time skews and both Yish and Naz move backwards to another part of their story. This might be part cheat and part […]
April 9, 2020
April Short Story Prompt “Brooch.” #BlogBattle. Why Not Join Our Writing Community?
If you’re a writer, or even if you aren’t, times at present are difficult with the Covid 19 pandemic. We’re here to help support writers during hard times. Let’s face it, any writing is better than no writing. If the WIP is draining the will to drink coffee, step out and try something totally different. […]
March 29, 2020
The Castle Weeps. #BlogBattle
“It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.” Gandalf. Extract from diaries of the lonely author… “This month has seen dramatic changes from normality to lock down owing to the global Corvid 19 pandemic. It has left me struggling to process my […]
March 5, 2020
March Short Story Prompt “Castle.” #BlogBattle. Why Not Join Our Writing Community?
Calling all writers and wordsmiths. Announcing the #BlogBattle prompt for March for those wanting a quick writing challenge. Let’s face it, any writing is better than no writing. If the WIP is draining the will to drink coffee, step out and try something totally different. Engage with authors and writers and the rewards will speak […]
February 11, 2020
Ghost House. #BlogBattle
“When you play with fire in a ghost house then expect to get burned.” Diary of Jonathan Webster, insane. Incarcerated, Bethlem Royal Hospital, 1876. This is another preamble in the world of a WIP written only in the mind and a plethora of short stories. Vivacious was tricky, using its antonyms less so. The […]
February 6, 2020
February Short Story Prompt “Vivacious.” #BlogBattle. Give It A Go.
Calling all writers and wordsmiths. Announcing the #BlogBattle prompt for February for those wanting a quick writing challenge. Let’s face it, any writing is better than no writing. If the WIP is draining the will to drink coffee, step out and try something totally different. Engage with authors and writers and the rewards will speak […]
January 15, 2020
#BlogBattle. “To Be Alive You Have to Die.” January Entry:
“A starving child is a frightful sight. A starving vampire, even worse.” Anne Rice This is my first attempt at something away from the WIP in many long months. Even so it refused to step away from a core location existing in several manuscripts. I normally avoid the sanguisuge, but recently I’ve rediscovered a […]
January 9, 2020
Start the New Year With A Writing Prompt. Why not Join Our #BlogBattle Community? All welcome.
Calling all writers and wordsmiths. Announcing the #BlogBattle prompt for January for those wanting a quick writing challenge. Let’s face it, any writing is better than no writing. If the WIP is draining the will to drink coffee, step out and try something totally different. Engage with authors and writers and the rewards will speak […]
