Category Archives: writing

Guest posts? The door is always open…

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Would you like to write a guest post and be featured on this blog? If you are a writer, artist or photographer…If you have a poem, story or memoirs to share… If you have a book to promote, a character … Continue reading →

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How to reblog without the reblog button…

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The continued absence of the ‘reblog’ button from WordPress blogs seems to be causing a good many problems. Until the issue is fixed… which we are assured that it will be when they figure out what is causing it… there … Continue reading →

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Way to go, WordPress…

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I know I am not the only one to have realised that WordPress have ‘lost’ the reblog button. This has been going on for several days now, and at the time of writing, I have seen no sign of its … Continue reading →

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The archetypal Indie?

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Image by Zu I don’t have a feather to fly with… Impecunious as a church mouse; And to keep a roof over the keyboard, I’ve sold half the stuff in the house. The cupboards hold coffee and biscuits, The fridge … Continue reading →

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Memories of the written word

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Sue Vincent

There is a certain irony in the fact that I became aware of the Unesco Memory of the World Programme whilst researching the most ancient artefacts. Wikipedia says that the initiative was launched to ‘safeguard the documentary heritage of humanity … Continue reading →

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Solitary…

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It was cold in the cell. Cold, dark and  dank, with the kind of damp that gets right into your bones. There was no way of telling how long he’d been there. It had been a very long time since … Continue reading →

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Spring cleaning the bookshelf…

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Quite where any adventure really begins is a matter for debate. When you are writing a story, it begins with that ‘once upon a time’ moment and the first words on the page. In ‘real life’, you can trace it … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Deborah Jay – #Writers, be true to yourself

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Rather a grand headline, I know, but you’ll understand where I’m coming from as you read further. Amongst other things, I am a writer. Those ‘other things’ include caring for an elderly parent (two, until recently), and running a full-time … Continue reading →

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Residential Writing Course with Mary Smith

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Some of the participants at one of the Durhamhill Creative Writing Courses From March 13 to 15 I, along with historical novelist Margaret Elphinstone, am teaching on a residential creative writing course at Durhamhill, in a converted coaching house in … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Susan Finlay – Breadcrumbs and Bombs

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Hello, readers! Sue Vincent was kind enough to invite me to write a guest blog post about my brand new historical mystery novel, Breadcrumbs and Bombs. Thank you so much, Sue! Breadcrumbs and Bombs is a novel that deals with … Continue reading →

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