Flash! Unintentional flash fiction

I didn't intend it but whoops, here's a flash fiction for you to enjoy. A facebook post from a friend and a comment from another made me realise that some of you actually enjoy these. I'd intended to do one on the weekend but, the muse took hold and well, you know. Chuck Wendig at…

My darlings are strangling my sweethearts

So in my fabulous writing course I've found some of the participants have provided a couple of aha moments. One in particular had me nodding sagely in agreement, how wise I thought, how insightful. Right up until two hours later when I found myself in the same situation and I was far less understanding. One…

If David Mitchell can do it…

So my wonderful husband, BMan, suggested that he loved my flash fiction pieces so much I should write a short story compilation. Bless his cotton socks, I had to explain how that the ridiculously difficult to crack publishing industry becomes nigh on impossible when presenting short story collections. We have many books in our home,…

Cimarron Session – flash fiction 2

Rioting butterflies Tonight's flash fiction challenge wrote itself really really quickly, which will be great for blog reader Rebecca as she wanted to read it before bed - you ask I deliver Bec! So Chuck Wendig who really puts out the best flash fiction challenges I can find provided a link to a site that…

Cimarron Session – pics

I thought you guys might be interested in the Cimarron of the Cimarron Session, so here's some pics for you. Above is my cosy sleeping area. The view from my bed. The sitting area of my room - the Eagle Room, love it! Where I've been doing most of my writing, so lovely! The room,…

Cimarron Session – building the word count

WIP word count at the start of the Cimarron Session 32,286 Let the writing commence! SO this morning after the most divine home made, home toasted muesli, chock full of nuts and other yumminess (yes I'm a wordsmith, and yes yumminess is the correct word choice in this instance), some great coffee, an almond croissant…

Cimarron Session – flash fiction

Of dinosaurs and eagles. I am one of Chuck Wendig's penmonkeys and love his flash fiction challenges. This week he simply challeged us to write a 1000 word piece that featured dinosaurs. Sadly he called his post Must Love Dinosaurs - my protagonist does not. As my lovely readers know I am at my first…

Ready, set, write!

What more could a girl want? Glass of chardy, a gorgeous fire, a LOT of books, quiet, lots of quiet, some cheese and bikkies and my laptop! Yes I am finally at my self designed writing retreat, heretofore to be referred to as the inaugural Cimarron Session! (Cimarron being the name of the B&B I…

One day to go!!

The Count Down (yes it gets capitals and I LOATHE overcaptalisation!) is on people! Tomorrow night I will start my self designed writer's retreat. I should give it a name shouldn't I - The Cimarron Sessions maybe? I am a terrible copywriter, headlines, tag lines and photo captions are just not my thing so I…

Make your writing stink!

There's a passage in my current WIP where my protagonist is standing at the base of a skyscraper, dreading the impending meeting she has been summoned to attend. The wind is whipping her hair and her skirt. After one of those rapid elevator ascents she arrives in an intimidating black marble and shiny surfaces reception…