Category Archives: writing

Fleeing from The Juggling Cephalopod

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Ailen at  The Juggling Cephalopod: Iris bolted. After last years fiasco she wasn’t going to hang around and allow some male to determine her body’s fate. The road ahead was hardly a motorway, if she timed it right… Read … Continue reading →

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Fiza Pathan Interviews Judith Barrow

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Fiza Pathan’s insaneowl… and interview with Judith Barrow. “There was one English teacher who taught me in my teens, a man called Leslie Ellenore, who always said that, one day, he would be reading my books. He left … Continue reading →

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WHY DID THE SHEEP CROSS THE ROAD? by Marilyn Armstrong

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Serendipity WHY DID THE SHEEP CROSS THE ROAD? A writing prompt from Sue Vincent. Why does anything — or anyone — cross a road? “To get to the other side.” But. What was so important that it goaded a vulnerable sheep to … Continue reading →

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The written word and why it matters.

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Sue Vincent

There was a recent change in the curriculum in the US, when the decision was taken to no longer teach  cursive script in school. All the arguments about the differences between the physical movements involved in typing or printing in … Continue reading →

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Why did the sheep cross the road? – Writing prompt.

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Sue Vincent

K.L. Caley from new2writing asked when the next photo prompt would be… I hadn’t thought to make it a regular feature, but thought that when I happened to stumble across a photo that tickled my fancy, I might put it … Continue reading →

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Beyond the door – writing prompt round up

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Sue Vincent

The door opens slowly on its rusty hinges, as if the hand that propels it is afraid of what it might find. The village street is bathed in silence and the long shadows of sunrise. A patch of motion slips … Continue reading →

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Tips for writing clear dialogue by Connie Jasperson

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Practical punctuation, reblogged from Connie Jasperson at Life in the Realm of Fantasy Dialogue can be tricky. Often, in our rush to get the ideas on paper, we have left off quotes, misplaced punctuation, and written interrupted dialogue with inconsistency. … Continue reading →

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Sleuth Fest Success by S.K. Nicholls

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Susan is celebrating….find out why… Reblogged from S.K.Nicholls Friday night Cocktail Hour, me and my husband milling through the crowd looking at all the pasta and potatoes we couldn’t eat, and holding up the pillars in the room. Me sipping … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Door – Conjuring for Beginners by K.L. Caley

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Sue Vincent

From K.L. Caley at new2writing, in response to my photo prompt: Maddie opened the doorway just a jar and peeped out.She couldn’t believe it had worked. Turning tentatively back into the classroom, she glanced around watching as others made popping, … Continue reading →

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Vestige by Morgan

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Sue Vincent

From Cynthia Morgan at Booknvolume in response to my photo prompt: In a Forgotten Field, By an Abandoned Wall, A Portal Awaits, Enigma to All. Vestige of another Time, Another Place; A Remnant of Yesterday, Gone without a trace; Yet … Continue reading →

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