The power of flash fiction
A compilation of flash fiction from several highly regarded authors was recently published in The New Yorker so it must be on trend! Two names I recognised were Haruki Murakami and Joyce Carol Oates. I’d always thought of flash fiction as very really extremely short stories but the pieces in The New Yorker appear longer…
RWA Little Gems Jade
What I like about a novel or short story might not appeal to you. Say I read a book and love it so I recommend it to you. It changed my life, I tell you. You are convinced it will change your life too. But you are sorely disappointed. You think, What was she thinking?…
Pandemonium in my brain: why I need a beta reader and better time management
SOME would say I live a safe life. I have a stressful day job, a stressed-out family life and a very old dog (she will die soon so expect grief-stricken post). What’s more, I live in the suburbs and head to the coast for the holidays. But when it comes to writing for contests, I…