Sharing

At the instigation of an article in Writers’ Forum magazine, I set about finding what and how I should write. This isn’t something new, it happens every year. After careful examination of my present self, […]

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Tete a Tete

The latest Writing Magazine competition

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A Phoenician tale

An escapade with Phoenicians.

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Historical competition

The bare bones of what a short story should be.

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Getting back to History

I was about to start on the horse flesh idea I listed for a Writing Magazine competition and thinking of where the story starts, which is not always at the beginning but where the dramatic […]

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Short story analysis

I’ve talked about the short story competitions in Writing Magazine several times but have yet to give it a try. The trouble is, I’ve other things to write up and there’s no point in submitting […]

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Extra helping of food for thought

an idea for a short story about food

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A Straight Shooting Checklist

I’m afraid I missed out on submitting for the Writers Magazine 500 words last month but I liked the brief. It asked for a short story that included – something the characters, especially the protagonist […]

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Conversation only story

The road to a dialogue only short story

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