inspiration
As I mentioned in my last post, I've decided to start adding some things that inspire me, and that might inspire others, to this blog. I recently finished Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart. And it was brilliant. Granted, my enjoying this book was probably something
I want to start sharing more things that inspire me and my creativity. I won’t be pushing these out as emails, but hopefully will chronicle things that I find interesting and inspirational. First up - here’s some pictures I’ve taken.
This is a short post, so don’t worry I thought I’d share what I’ve been doing for the last month or so. It’s true that I’ve been rather distracted with the garden. But when I have been writing, I’ve been planning out a screenplay.
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Flash fiction that takes place in a coffee shop.
Hello all, Poetry on a Friday. Wow. You are lucky things. I've had a bit of a disrupted couple of weeks so I'm not quite back to the usual routine, but I scribbled something down after seeing a set of flags on a block of flats
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With everything being online and the increasing tendency of the human race to overshare, there are an awful lot of writers who seem to think that you should put everything you’ve ever written online and share it with everyone that you know. I think the rationale goes that if
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A poem about problems
This week I learned that writing a log line can help clarify a story. I recently picked up a copy of 'Save the Cat' by Blake Snyder, which is peddled as the last book on screenwriting I'll ever need. (He's written lots of other
Hello, Today's really short post is all about maps. Why maps? Because I've drawn some maps. I have been looking through (very slowly) my fantasy novel and realised that I was mentioning a lot of place names, and travel distances, without really having a clear idea
This week, I learned how one little word can make a huge difference. Hold on: This week, I learned how one little word will make a huge difference. Hmmm. The first one. What am I on about? This all started when I saw a Kindle advert for a book. I
This flash fiction idea came to me while I was on a train. I have no more context to offer. Deep, right? I hope you enjoy it 😄 Prepped The ash falls started, just like the radio said they would. The town in the valley below sparkles with juttering lights as
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Phil Hurst breaks down what writers can learn from the first page of the Oscar winning screenplay of American Fiction.