Monthly Archives: August 2017

700 followers – Free Writing Competition!

Posted on August 22, 2017 by

As promised, as I’ve now reached 700 followers on this blog, I’m running another of my flash fiction random word competitions, which is free to enter and open to everyone. Exciting biting! Sorry if you were expecting something different this … Continue reading →

Posted in Competitions, random word competition | 3 Comments

A Slight Touch of Book Bereavement

Posted on August 13, 2017 by

Is it just me, or does anyone else get ‘book bereavement’ when they’ve finished a good book? I’ve just read ‘100 Days of Solitude’ by Daphne Kapsali, recommended to me by a friend. It’s a (self-published!) memoir and meditation on … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Books, Competitions, Cotswolds | Tagged , | 6 Comments

Psychologies Magazine: Novel-Writing Competition

Posted on August 5, 2017 by

The latest issue of Psychologies magazine has a novel writing competition for UK residents, aged over 18, with a £5000 e-book publishing deal – and possibly representation too, by literary agents David Higham Associates– up for grabs, IF (and it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Competitions, Magazines, Novels | Tagged | 15 Comments

How to Tweet

Posted on August 3, 2017 by

So, here I am, back from (the last) Writers’ Holiday in Fishguard, our visitors of the past 3 days have gone home (one left his underpants under a pillow but that’s another story..), so there’s no excuse not to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Competitions, Tweeting, West Midlands | Tagged | 3 Comments