Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today, I am exploring another way to outline a story or a novel: The Snowflake Method. The Snowflake Method Writing a novel can feel like an overwhelming task, akin to scaling a towering mountain of… Read More ›
Fiction
Book Review: Weyward by Emilia Hart
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today is Friday, and it’s time for another review. Today, I am reviewing Emilia Hart’s Weyard. Weyward was first published in 2023 by The Borough Press and is 384 pages long. TRIGGER WARNING:This… Read More ›
Using Symbolism in your Story
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today I am talking about symbolism and, more specifically, how you can use it in your own writing. Using Symbolism in Your Story What is Symbolism? In literature, symbolism is used to give… Read More ›
Bugged
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all well! I’m sharing a short story today, I hope you enjoy it! Bugged ‘Look, there’s no such thing as monsters.’ Erin wiped tears from the cheeks of her crying six-year-old and pulled the blanket… Read More ›
5 More Ways to End a Story
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all well! Today I’m going to talk some more about different types of story endings. If you’re interested, you can find the first part here. 5 More Ways to End a Story 1 The Unresolved… Read More ›
Tommy’s Tree
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all well and feeling creatively fulfilled! Today I’m sharing a short tale with you which was inspired by a real story my Nanna told me about her family not having tree one Christmas during the… Read More ›
The Robin and the Wren
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all well! Today I’m sharing a little fable I wrote with you all. I hope that you enjoy it! The Robin and the Wren Under a heavy, grey sky thick with ash and dust, the… Read More ›
Smudges
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all keeping well and keeping creatively fulfilled. Today, I’m sharing a piece of flash fiction. I hope you enjoy it! Smudges Max couldn’t sleep. For weeks now, at bedtime, he had found himself transfixed by… Read More ›
Sol-3
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all keeping well and healthy in the current climate. Today, I’m sharing a short story, with you – most of which I wrote in one of those ‘write for an hour without stopping’ exercises. I… Read More ›
The Magic of A Book
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all well! As I’ve mentioned a few times, I love to read, and I always try to encourage my young nephews to read as much as possible because, really, where would we be without books?… Read More ›