Edward stood in the shadows inside the door. His new classmates ran around the yard. They played in small groups, chasing hoops and tossing balls. He watched, too nervous to approach. Morning classes provided few opportunities to make friends, but the full yard was too daunting. “Well, well, well! What do we have ‘ere?” Edward […]
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Seven Random Facts About Icy
I’ve been tagged for another Versatile Blogger award. This is the third time I’ve had it, after both Danielle LaPaglia and Grace Motley handed it out, but now the awesome Tony Noland has bestowed it too. So here you go. Seven More Things About Icy 1. My favourite Disney character is Sleeping Beauty’s Maleficent. 2. […]
Photo Prompt 43
Latest prompt, ready and waiting. If you want to use the prompt, all I ask is that you include a link to this entry and a credit to me for the photograph, and that you post a link to your story in the comments box below so I can see what you’ve come up with! […]
How to work on your writing when not writing
I came across this post over on Duolit about how to turn your summer reading into summer inspiration, and a lot of it makes sense. Writers sometimes stress about not writing enough – we seem to forget that if we write with the kind of zealous enthusiasm that we think we should, then sooner or […]
The Air of Resignation
I’ll be honest with you, I’m not really accustomed to blogging about myself as a person – I’m far more comfortable blogging about my writing career, or my ghost hunting exploits. What I do, I feel, is far more interesting than who I am. However, there are occasionally events in life that prove momentous enough […]
New Vertigo City mini serial starts today
I’ve started my brand new mini serial over on my Vertigo City blog. The three part serial, The Prize, features Liss Hunt at the age of 16, along with a mysterious visitor to Vertigo. Part 1 is here. If you want to catch up, you can still buy The First Tale for just 99c from […]
