A Star is Born
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Author: Ali Bacon
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Let me entertain you
I sympathise with Tracey Chevalier as judge of this years Mslexia competition. So many short stories deal in pain, death and loss. Several years ago I remember a similar plea from QWF Magazine for writers to ‘lighten up’ and I guess that the appetite for reading submissions must diminish rapidly when every course is another … Continue reading Let me entertain you
The Hard Stuff
I have to admit that I’m so accustomed to receiving rejection letters that the moment when Jo Derrick of the The Yellow Room wrote accepting (yes, an acceptance!) Blue-Sky Thinking was more of a buzz than when I at last held Issue 4 in my hand on Saturday morning. But hey, no matter how … Continue reading The Hard Stuff
Author Blog Awards Nominations
Just updating this post now that I have read the rules properly! Nominations close on April 2nd. Only those who have sufficient nominations will get voted on. So do go over there and nominate any author blog that takes your fancy. If it’s this one, so much the better. You can also nominate my Twitter … Continue reading Author Blog Awards Nominations
High Seas
Almost forgot to report on last week’s literary jaunt. On a night of such wind and rain as would have kept any self-respecting pirate below decks, I took myself off to Thornbury library where Adrian Tinniswood (writer, historian and fellow Tweeter) was on tour with his Pirates of Barbary. This means I am now cognisant … Continue reading High Seas
