Maybe you were right. A short story for Christmas 2024.

Here’s something I wrote a few years ago now, for a competition. It didn’t win, or even get a mention but I’ve had a few good reactions whenever I post it. The story deals with the magic of Christmas, seen … Continued

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A lament, for all the stories I’ll never finish.

I’ve been writing full time now for over eleven years and I’ve started a lot of stories that I haven’t got around to finishing. And in some cases, I don’t think that I ever will. Every now and again, I … Continued

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It’s a Wrap. NaNoWriMo is over for another year.

All done. In the end, I managed to write just over 61000 words in the month. The first draft is now with my editor and I’m eagerly awaiting her verdict. Obviously, I don’t want to give too much away about … Continued

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NaNoWriMo 2024. Looking back at NaNoWriMo’s of the past, part 4.

As I mentioned, I’m busy writing this year’s NaNoWriMo project, Andorra Pett Meets her Match. As I won’t have time to write posts, I’ve put together this series of retrospectives from my past NaNo challenges in advance, so that I … Continued

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It’s NaNoWriMo 2024. I’m looking back at NaNoWriMo’s of the past, part 3

As I mentioned, I’m busy writing this year’s NaNoWriMo project, Andorra Pett Meets her Match. As I won’t have time to write posts, I’ve put together this series of retrospectives from my past NaNo challenges in advance, so that I … Continued

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NaNoWriMo 2024. Looking back at NaNoWriMo’s of the past, part 2.

As I mentioned, I’m busy writing this year’s NaNoWriMo project, Andorra Pett Meets her Match. As I won’t have a lot of time to write posts, I’ve put together this series of retrospectives from my past NaNo challenges in advance, … Continued

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NaNoWriMo 2024. Looking back at NaNoWriMo’s of the past, part 1.

As I mentioned, I’m busy writing this year’s NaNoWriMo project, Andorra Pett Meets her Match. As I won’t necessarily have time to write posts, I’ve put together this series of retrospectives from my past NaNo challenges in advance, so that … Continued

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A new idea takes shape. Welcome to Helcon City.

While I’m preparing for NaNoWriMo, my other projects have not taken a back seat. Far from it. They continue to be a distraction to whatever I’m trying to work on, continually poking in and disturbing my train of thought with … Continued

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