Tag: writing

Happy New Year – 2020 News: #Writing #Sequel #Poetry #Prose

Happy New Year!!! After many moons I ‘m finally making progress on the second in my YA Fantasy series The Curse of Time Book 2 Golden Healer. It has been a long haul BUT I can begin to see encouraging flickers of light at the end of a very long, arduous tunnel. Writing a sequel is so hard! No, scratch […]

Poetry

Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge – Poet’s Choice

2 months ago 16 Comments

It’s been a while… I’ve missed writing poetry but I’ve been very busy trying to finish editing the second book in my series The Curse of Time and to be honest I’ve been struggling with it as it is a very ambitious project, especially as I work full-time. I’m getting there but still lots to do. My beta readers have […]

SCBWI

#SCBWICon19: Tips for Newbies #Writing #Illustrating #Conference #Agents

3 months ago 7 Comments

I had a wonderful weekend at the SCBWI conference in Winchester and thought I’d share my experience with you. It was a first time for me and I have to say it was such an amazing conference. For newbies there is a wealth of support, including a SCBWI Newbies & Lone Rangers Facebook group which I joined a bit late, […]

Poetry

COLLEEN’S 2019 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 134 #SYNONYMSONLY

July 4, 2019 19 Comments

It’s poet’s choice of words this week. I’m going to have a go at a Shadorma as per the detail on Colleen’s blog: The Shadorma is a poetic form consisting of a six-line stanza (or sestet). Each stanza has a syllable count of three syllables in the first line, five syllables in the second line, three syllables in the third and fourth lines, […]

Poetry

Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 131 #SynonymsOnly

June 11, 2019 21 Comments

It’s nice to welcome Colleen back after her break finding and settling in to her new home in Arizona. I’ve missed writing poetry but I’ve been super busy getting feedback back from my early readers and beta readers on my WIP: The Curse of Time Book 2 Golden Healer. The synonyms I’ve chosen for beginning are dawn, and for consume […]

Crystals

The Heart of Red Jade – Light and Darkness #Crystals #Writing #Inspiration #Self-harm #Anxiety

April 14, 2019 1 Comment

Red Jade is one of many intriguing crystals in my debut novel. Of course, the crystals in my novel are extraordinary gems, magical crystals conjured up by my imagination! They represent the light, or potential happiness of the protagonists within, whereas shadows represent darkness, deception and sadness. The Curse of Time is a novel of light and dark, so […]

Flash

Carrot Flash Flash Fiction Challenge

April 13, 2019 15 Comments

Here’s my piece of flash: Imaginary Characters Brick fitted in the space well. It was narrow, like a cupboard to slot in, a place to be noticed. Brooke Trout sauntered past him. When she saw Brick her eyes opened wide. He smirked at her bemused expression. She didn’t notice but he followed her up the escalator. When she exited out […]

Writing and Blogging

March Speculative Fiction Prompt from Diana Peach – The Ride

March 30, 2019 27 Comments

For this I have imagined one of my characters, Ryder, from The Curse of Time Book 1 revealing a snippet of a story which I might use in future books. The Ride It began with a rocking horse, a child’s toy. Ryder discovered this antique treasure in a quirky street window, down ‘the lanes,’ in Brighton. He strolled […]

Bloggers Bash

Forgive Me I am A Writer’s Muse: #BloggersBash #BlogPostCompetition

March 10, 2019 18 Comments

Who am I? A curious cat muse. Each day is a discovery. I am five again, and my nine lives are creeping away… Time is ticking and I yowl to tell stories, so dear MJ grasps her keyboard and pounds the keys, stealing seconds, minutes and moments. No wonder MJ writes about time: time is precious, each day offers vast adventures. Writing has taught her to embrace and explore every […]

Crystals

Chiastolite – Writing Excerpt The Curse of Time Book 2 – Golden Healer #YA #Fantasy #Crystals #Magic

February 15, 2019 4 Comments

Today, I am thrilled to share with you details of a crystal that I have recently discovered. Chiastolite Chiastolite is such a fascinating crystal! I have chosen to feature it in the second book in the Curse of Time YA Fantasy series. This current work in progress stands in the region of 70,000 words. I am very excited about […]