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Friday 14 June 2024
Imposter Status?
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I'm not doing well in the writing competition scene. I don't mean to be dramatic but how many failures is a judgement? I don't m...
Tuesday 13 February 2024
Idea Down
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I have sadly fallen out of another competition. I know the competition was fierce because the feedback I received was hugely positive. I'...
Thursday 25 January 2024
TFW...
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...you can't figure out how to finish your story for a competition and the deadline is looming!
Thursday 4 January 2024
Thursdays are for Short Shorts
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A group of writers of which I am a member on Facebook does a 30 word story every Thursday. It's an interesting way to try flexing your w...
Tuesday 12 December 2023
Murder Mystery Madness
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Here's where things start to go wrong: At the start! I haven't written crime fiction before. I want to expand my skillset though, ...
Friday 27 October 2023
Time to go A-Sleuthing
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I discovered via an acquaintance that there is a crime writing competition being run for crime stories set in Scotland and it is far too te...
Sunday 22 October 2023
A Soul for Hilda Mainwaring
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This is another story that didn't get me through the first round. It's not a bad story but I'll admit I needed more room to inve...
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