Category Archives: fiction

The Night has a Thousand Eyes – a Jamie Dark story from Geoffrey West

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“She wouldn’t just go—she isn’t like that!” “But you said you had a row and told you she was leaving you.” “I know that, but. . .” The trouble with being a senior police officer is that while you have … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, writing | Tagged missing, mystery, paranormal, short story | 5 Comments

Guest author: Graeme Cumming – Self help in writing

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Sue Vincent

When I wrote Ravens Gathering, I knew it needed plotting carefully. There were several twists in it, and garden paths needed laying for the reader to be led up – difficult to do if you start with no real sense … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Books, fiction, Guest post, writing | Tagged horror, mystery, ravens gathering, thriller, writing inspiration | 38 Comments

Guest writer: Shweta Suresh – Love on the sidelines

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Admired each other from afar, Rarely lost sight of each other, He was her light and she was his satellite. But they never dared to approach each other. The entire world, as the humans called it, was at stake. Earth … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, Guest post | Tagged micoficion, Poetry, tiny tales | 9 Comments

Enigma from pensitivity #writephoto

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

She hated him and his conceited know it all attitude. But she’d found a way to silence him. Chanting the ancient enigmatic words, she watched as he cowered under her glare, turning to stone as her vehement anger increased. Continue … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, photo prompt, Photography | Tagged humour, magic, petrified, stones | Leave a comment

Guest author: Nicholas Rinth – Writing inspiration

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Sue Vincent

This couldn’t have come at a better time. I’m currently down for the count and confined to my room because I just ate a whole Cinnabon. One. Cinnabon. And I’m feeling sick because of it. How people can continuously consume … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Blogging, Books, fantasy, fiction, Guest post, Uncategorized, writing | Tagged social media, writer's block, writing inspiration | 33 Comments

Guest author: Sarah Brentyn – Where I Spin Self Doubt Into a Post

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I feel I should put my best foot forward here. Instead, I’m going to go ahead and say I’m having some sort of attack. Panic? Perhaps. I can churn out posts with the best of them. But writing for someone … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Books, fiction, Guest post, Humour, writing | Tagged author promotion, flash fiction, free book promotion, literary agents, writing a guest post | 65 Comments

The Flying Officer, a short story by Sally Cronin

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Smorgasbord: The first time Patrick Walsh saw her, was as he wended his way slowly down the hill between the slow moving trucks on his motorbike. The road was lined with women and old men who were handing … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction | Tagged Battle of Britain, Dunkirk, romance, wartime | 2 Comments

Equal opportunities

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Sue Vincent

She’d always fancied farming. ‘Shepherdess’… that sounded cool. But how do you get into farming when your parents chose to raise you in the city? She should have known better, reading the advert… ‘Trainee harvester required, no experience necessary…’ She … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction | Tagged death, farming, flash fiction | 12 Comments

Guest author- Tallis Steelyard aka Jim Webster… The value of money

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Sue Vincent

It is perhaps salutary to look back and contemplate the changes one has seen in one’s life. Indeed it can be interesting to look at the changes one has, by one’s efforts, helped to initiate. Some ideas have faded, others … Continue reading →