One morning, Tess from Little Dell Was washing clothes beside the well, When Anna, Jane and Cecily Ran towards her full of glee. “Look upon our golden rings! See our shiny, handsome things. The market stalls are filled with gold, Hurry, before the best is sold!” Tess packed a bag and hurried […]
The leafy canopy gleams with dew, As shafts of sunlight filter through, Ancient oak entwined with new, Lost in a springtime sea of blue. ~A V Brown, March 2010
This is my original first draft of a Harry Potter fan fiction story for Michael’s Harry Potter blog fest, Dec 2010. The rules stated it had to be no more than 500 words, but my first draft ended up being 1200 words. So I eventually cut it down and posted the shorter version here, […]
Here is a list of links to articles, blog posts and sites about querying and publishing that I found really interesting and informative. Last updated: 06/05/2018 Websites & Blogs Query Shark Agent Query Connect Writers and Artists Writer Beware The Book Designer Just Publishing Advice Self Publishing Advice The Creative […]
Over the years, like most people, I’ve lost quite a few people I’ve loved. When bereavement strikes it can be incredibly hard to cope with and grief is something we may have to deal with for many years. I’ve found many passages from books and quotes from authors to be of comfort to […]
Wake up at seven, cursing the world, Throw on some trousers, a shirt and a tie, Call to my wife to see if she’s up, But she is as dead to the world as I. Pour a black coffee, switch on the news, Showing a car overturned in a ditch, The face of a […]
When I tell people I’m a vegetarian, I usually get the reaction of raised eyebrows and perhaps a joke about how I need to get some protein in me. Sometimes people try to convert me by waving pieces of dead animals in front of me and going “Mmmm…see what you’re missing out on?”. Lovely. They […]
You know how sometimes a word or object suddenly seems to crop up all over the place? You see it on the TV, and on the same day it occurs in a book you are reading or someone makes an obscure reference to it in conversation. Well lately “blogging” seems to be everywhere. I read […]