What? When?
When youâre devising a timeline for your historical crime novel but you need to do your sums to work out whoâs supposed to be doing what and when. #amwriting #amwritingcrime #cannaespellnumbers
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A bicycle named ‘Gladys’
More novel research. This interesting lady is Frances Willard. She’s learning how to ride her bike âGladysâ in 1895, aged 53. From her book âA Wheel Within A Wheelâ. #gaunyerselfrances
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Absolutely delighted to have a wee flash fiction piece on the French Revolution included in this wonderful anthology edited by Dr Hayleigh Barclay and Dr Sylvia Hehir. All proceeds from ‘Stories From Home‘ will go to The Ambulance Staff Charity (TASC), a charity dedicated to ‘the mental, physical and financial wellbeing’ of the UK’s life-saving […]
Read More ‘Stories From Home’ AnthologyHistory of the Glasgow Herald – Novel Research
Soooo, this little beauty arrived today. And that’s my afternoon research sorted then. #feetup#coffeetimeâď¸â¤ď¸ #VileDeeds
Read More History of the Glasgow Herald – Novel ResearchAPR Submission Time
Currently sacrificing my 10,000 word APR submission to the Old Gods. That’s how it’s done, isn’t it? That’s how you progress to the next year of the MFA? #amwriting #crimefiction #historicalcrime #viledeeds #amediting #murderpen
Read More APR Submission TimeFirst Steps into Novel Writing
This picture represents my first steps in progressing from writing short stories to tackling longer fiction. I mean, the longest piece Iâve ever written in one story world is 5,000 words. So, to have over 13,000 proper, crafted words, it’s an absolute bloody joy. Yes, I know many of you reading this will have written […]
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