Yes, what is new for 2025? The longer I imagine myself writing, even just short stories, the less I can think of that is new, interesting or exciting to actually write. I can think of several things I ought to
So what’s new for 2025 #IWSG
Anthology; fact or fiction? #iwsg
I’ve been planning another anthology of short stories to add to my five Unexpected Twisty Tales. But I seem to have a mixture of flash fiction and short nature writing to include in it. Can I mix them? Diedre Knight, Lisa
Snicket #writephoto Flash Fiction
Snicket was the #writephoto prompt at the end of August 2023. Thanks to KL Caley at New2Writing for the prompt. I thought it was time for Lars and Pete to show their faces again. The trouble is, this post-dates Zanzibar’s
Horizon | #writephoto Flash Fiction
Horizon: the start of another year of writephoto flash fiction inspired by KL Caley at New2Writing.com. This one came to me as I was cuddling Pippin, prior to phoning my brother on Saturday morning. I think I was still under
Krismas Wreath | #writephoto Flash Fiction
Krismas is a time of celebration in Corsair, very similar to our Christmas. I was not going to use the wreath prompt from KL Caley at New2Writing.com this week. I started on one of my favourite Christmas pieces, an interview
Zanzibar’s Rings publication day!
It’s publication day for Zanzibar’s Rings. The final episode of the Viridian System series hits your kindle or iPad or other reader – or your bookshelf if you’ve ordered the paperback. Today I’ve got an exclusive excerpt for you. An
Seasonal fiction
Two seasonal fiction offerings lurk on my series pages. I thought you’d like to see them 🙂 Fred raised a glass of sparkling Wozna Cola and clinked it with Jasmine’s. “To 2022!” “Yes, to 2022, Daddy.” She sipped, and looked
Friday Flash Excerpt | Real estate problems are the same
Real Estate. That’s Chuck’s theme of the week. It seems a common problem at present; several of my blogging friends are moving, or thinking of doing so. I’m too busy at present to have written a flash fiction for today,
B is for Brothers #AtoZChallenge2018
Brothers are my inspiration. I didn’t think they were. I thought other people inspired my lead characters. Let’s explore this a little… The Princelings of the East series My princelings who inspired the whole series are Fred and George. More
FridayFlash Fiction | Ghosts of the Sea Queen
Ghosts of the Sea Queen: With no particular prompt this week I went back to the list of titles Chuck Wendig gave us a few weeks back, and picked out this one, with various Marie Celeste images floating through my
#Flashback Friday | Spaghettification
Spaghettification started out as an independent short story in February 2015, and then became the key to the second book in the Viridian System series. That’s Curved Space to Corsair—I’ve just started the main edit. It’s my offering for Flashback
Postcard from Camp | Fanwester loses it
‘Fanwester loses it’ is an extract that I really enjoyed writing. The original version (first draft, not the one that got published) was a lengthy rant by the character about people and things that my reader had no idea about
Zanzibar’s Rings #AtoZChallenge
Zanzibar’s Rings is the working title of the third book in the Viridian System series. It seems a bit daft, really, since I haven’t republished The Perihelix yet, which I withdrew after it got reviews which showed it really needed
Question of the Month: Your first kiss? #QOTM
Oo-er! The Question of the Month for November is: “When was your first kiss?” Now, I can’t remember whether it was Mick B, David A or a boy I liked at Kindergarten, but I have lots of clear recollections about David
Friday Character Interview; Zito
In our final character review of this summer, I get to talk to Zito, the fixer of just about anything, who I sort of modelled on Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca. But then I used that in the Paradisio flash fiction