Fiction

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Dec042020

Stolen Identity Part 4

Part 4 today and Emily has found herself in Barrow Haven Asylum. The links to the previous instalments are at the bottom of this post if you need to catch up. The nurse seems rather harsh and poor Emily is about to find out what life in an asylum is really like.

Stolen Identity Part 4
Stolen Identity Part 4 

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Dec032020

Stolen Identity Part 3

Part 3 today and if you haven’t read the two previous instalments, the links are at the bottom of this post. Things are about to take a turn for the worst for poor Emily. Pretending to be Clara isn’t turning out very well is it?

Stolen Identity Part 3

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Dec022020

Stolen Identity Part 2

Day 2 of Stolen Identity. If you haven’t read part one, you’ll find the link at the bottom of this post. Thank you to everyone who messaged saying they’d read and loved part one. If you want to make sure you don’t miss out on any of the instalments, you can subscribe to my blog and get each post in your email. This can be done by ticking the box in the comments below the post.

Stolen Identity Part 2

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Dec012020

Stolen Identity Part 1

It’s the first of December and time to begin the countdown to Christmas with 2 free serials running on my blog from today right through to the 24th of December. First up is Stolen Identity. This story is set in the year 1890 and takes place in an asylum in the UK for the rich and wealthy upper-class society. Below is the blurb so you know what to expect over the coming 12 days. The full story is just under 15,000 words so each morning I’ll be posting approximately 1,250 words that you can read with a cup of tea or coffee.

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Nov252020

2 Free Serials For December

It’s been a while since I’ve updated my blog but I’m excited to say that I have something special planned for the month of December. Christmas might be a little different for everyone this year and in the tradition of giving something back, I’ve been thinking about what I can do and I’m hoping you’ll enjoy it.

Free December Serial Reads

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Jan212020

Asylum Anthology is Live Featuring Stolen Identity

The Asylum Anthology which features my story Stolen Identity went live on Monday afternoon and is available for the special release price of just 99c for this week only. I’m really excited about this one as it’s my first time to write for a shared world anthology and historical fiction is a new genre for me. Below is the cover, details about the anthology, and some info on my story.

Asylum Anthology

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Nov192019

Steamed – The New Anthology From Perfectly Poisoned Anthologies

Steamed is the brand new steampunk fiction anthology from Perfectly Poisoned Anthologies and one you won’t want to miss. This is the publisher that I have written my Asylum story for and my Bronte inspired story. Both of these will publish in 2020 and I will also be writing a story for a new Little Black Dress anthology for 2020 as well.

Perfectly Poisoned Anthologies Steamed

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Oct252019

11 Creative Writing Editing Mistakes

Last week, I listened to a wonderful talk that discussed creative writing editing mistakes that writers make. The talk was held in the Inkslingers Den Facebook Group which is a great resource for writers. The talk was given by Angela James, a professional editor who worked for Carina Press for over 10 years. As I watched I took notes and decided to share her 11 editing mistakes here on my blog too.

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Oct162019

How to Create Character Profiles Part 3

Following on from part two of creating character profiles, here’s part 3 of how to create character profiles. As you know, I’m writing these posts as I work on creating characters for a new series I hope to start next year. In today’s post, I’m going to look at fleshing out my character using the Marcel Proust Character Questionnaire and some more questions I’ve found online. Below is the image I’ve found for my main character.Character Profiles Female

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Oct102019

A Memoir For World Mental Health Day #worldmentalhealthday2019 #worldmentalhealthday #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

Today is World Mental Health Day and anyone that knows me, knows how much the subject means to me and why suicide prevention is a topic close to my heart. To try and remove the stigma and encourage everyone to talk, I’m sharing a very personal memoir here on my blog this morning. It’s called The Sun Will Shine Once More, and I would be so grateful if you could share it across social media and with anyone you think might benefit from reading it.

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