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Tag Archives: Creative writing
Poetry and Healing: My Ovarian Cancer Experience
Dear Readers, Sorry for the radio silence, but I’ve been seriously ill and some activities like maintaining my blog have taken a back seat. I’d like to say that my cancer experience is all behind me, but sadly that is … Continue reading
Supernatural Dreams and Tragic Love: Ekphrastic Poem Shortlisted in Fiction Factory
A while ago, I came across the painting, The Entomologists’s Dream, 1909, by Edmund Dulac and it inspired me to write an ekphrastic poem. I was so struck by the devastation on the butterfly collector’s face that I felt compelled … Continue reading
May your two and four-footed friends bring you much joy in 2022!
It’s been a long time, I know! If you’re wondering, I’ve been busy on a new course I’m following via Jericho Writers. The Ultimate Novel Writing Course to be precise. It is quite demanding of my time. We aim to … Continue reading
Posted in Creative writing, short fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Creative writing, Flash Fiction, Helen Cox, Jericho Writers, Mslexia, UNWC
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A Ghost Story for #Christmas!
The Haunting of Hill House plays with that numinous area between emotional vulnerabilities and supernatural possession suggesting that we are all, like the Crain family, ‘haunted’ in some way; perhaps by family trauma, relationships that went wrong or wishes that never came to fruition. Continue reading
Hair, it’s our Crowning Glory
Get a glimpse into the global human hair trade and ponder how the type and colour of hair defines or subverts our expectations of fictional characters. Continue reading
Interview with bestselling author, B. A. Paris
Bestselling author, B. A. Paris has achieved the kind of commercial and critical success that most writers dream of. She has very kindly agreed to share a few of her secrets with us. Bernadette, welcome to my blog! You too … Continue reading
Writers Abroad magazine offers a chance to win 15 euros of Amazon gift vouchers!
We are delighted to publish our sixth issue of Writers Abroad magazine, The Third Space, which includes an interview with renowned author, Peter May. I have contributed an article about Anne Frank and also a review of psychological thriller, The … Continue reading
A Week of Horse-Riding and Writing in the Alpujarra, Spain
Just a short blog for you today as I’m lucky enough to be spending a few glorious days with fellow Writers Abroad member, Nicola, aka author, Nina Croft. Nicola and her husband Rob live in Southern Spain, in the Alpujarra … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpujarra, Creative writing, horse-riding, Nina Croft, Spain, travel, Writers Abroad
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