Having started to venture out with the ThirskWriteNow writing group, I responded, last night, to a 500 writing challenge on the subject of Bubbles. What did I know about bubbles. In the end, I thought it might be interesting to see if I could work it into another project of mine. I’ve written a short scene between…
Fiction
A short review…
by admin •
This post originally featured as a contribution to TheWickedWriters blogspot in January 2011 in response to a topic of reviewing Websites… I must have dozed off. All of a sudden, flashings lights appeared before me.A psychedelic whirl of colour challenged my senses, drawing me forward, inexorably. I felt as though a rushing, gushing river was…
Quelle horreur?
by David Sartof •
Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog… http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ A time for confessions? Indeedy! But, not only have I not read any Stephen King (not even his book on writing, Sharon), I have also not read Dean Koontz, James Herbert and that chap called Poe! (I have been warned off Shaun Hutson and Clive…
TEN FOUR… (and a competition, again)
by David Sartof •
Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog… http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ No, this is not an Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International announcement in the affirmative. It is an oblique reference to our schedule and this week’s topic – scary movies. (Well, I did to a light double-check as, being a Brit, I wondered whether I could…
Stranger than fiction… can it be true?
by David Sartof •
Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog… http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ OK, dear readers…. getting even with someone who’s riled me? Have I ever written a character to help me deal with my anger? Well, let me tell you something… anger? A little strong, perhaps… catharsis might be more appropriate… But imagine losing your job (not…
Who is Henry Blogg? …lest we forget (words for unsung heroes)
by David Sartof •
Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog… http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ It is understandable, at times like this, when world events are remembered and those that have lost their lives in-service or as innocents become our present focus, to reflect our current feelings and dwell in the now. But, as writers, we have a responsibility. Our…
Let the fruit throwing begin!
by David Sartof •
Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog… http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ A great title… it bears so little resemblence to my post this week, but it is a colourful idea… (thanks C.J.) Watermellon is big here in Greece and it is such a bright colour! Well, what would the alternative have been? A more mundane “FIVE…
The Mandarin Segment…
by David Sartof •
Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog… http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ Something completely different? OK, so, out of all the elements that make up a good story – which would I tell a novice they should take the time to study up on? You’re asking me? Really? English usage? Strike one – C.J. gone done that…
It gets deeper… (the river, that is!)
by David Sartof •
Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog… http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ Well, this week, I’m following the lead of C.J. and Greg, and opting to give you a taste of my work in progress. A simple explanation… I have mentioned before that I am a very poor reader. I don’t actually follow a great deal, so…
VERBAL REASONING… Improvisation on-line, 101
by David Sartof •
Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog… http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ Not the usual suspects… I, too, am a fan of on-line tools such as dictionaries and a good thesaurus. And, as for Wikipedia? Well, I find it a brilliant tool, despite the limitations of knowledge validation (which are, frankly, and in my humble opinion, in…