(Here's one I made earlier... updated from September 1920) My biggest writing challenge is thinking up stories. I often read blogs and comments from writers whose stories spring up like weeds in their heads, jostling to be told. My head is a cerebral wasteland where few shoots flourish. After decades of neglect, my imagination seems … Continue reading Inspiration Perspiration
Tag: story ideas
Christmas Ramblings
This blog post contains no advice, offers or ‘value’ (a key concept in the blog guru’s toolkit ) ...merely a wish that your Christmas is all that you hope it to be. Feel free to stop reading there if you’re busy (and, aren’t we all?). I’d intended to post a couple of paragraphs but, like … Continue reading Christmas Ramblings
Danny Boy
I once entered a 24-hour short story contest run by Angela Hoy's Writer's Weekly. com , just to see if I could. (Thinking up stories on the hop isn't my strong point.) As promised in another post, the story is reproduced below. On the date of the contest, (around 6pm BST – UK time, ) the … Continue reading Danny Boy
Fred’s Legacy
We bought a pre-loved camper-van. We’d travelled up by train. The owner’s dog had crept inside and wouldn’t come out again. The lady planned to emigrate. She’d shown us both around, watched carefully by Algernon, an indeterminate hound. . Embarrassed, she said, ‘Take him too. ‘He won’t cost much to feed. ‘He can’t come when … Continue reading Fred’s Legacy
Writing Wrinkles, and Random Ramblings 