Update: Still Alive!
Yes, I am still alive. I’m just checking in to let you all know.I’m still trying to juggle 50k in December with Christmas things…which is fun. I also have piles of work to do, that I avoided during nano…urgh. What’s…
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Nano: Day 29 – Winner!
Sorry about the lack of updates for the past week, it’s been a stressful few days…but sod that now! I’ve got my 50k! And I still have a day left, wooo! Congratulations to everyone who has made it so far,…
Queen of Horror Ingrid Pitt dies aged 73
Ingrid Pitt, the legendary scream queen of the 70s, has died aged 73. Famous for such films as Countess Dracula, The House That Dripped Blood, The Vampire Lovers and The Wicker Man, the Polish born queen of horror made her…
Quick update
I have finally finished editing my latest short story and have now submitted it. Phew, I can stop worrying about that now. It’s out of my hands. I just have to wait for the editor to get back to me…
Daily Bites of Flesh (deja vu)
I have just had two stories accepted into Pill Hill’s ‘Daily Bites of Flesh’ 2011 anthology…again. Daily Bites of Flesh 2011 is an anthology of 365 flash fiction stories; each assigned a calendar day, offering horror readers an opportunity to…
Nano: Day 1 – Shazbot!
Nano, nano. Come in, Orson… Woo hoo, nano has officially started! I hope you’re all furiously tapping away at your keyboards getting today’s word count out of the way? Well, I suppose you don’t have to type furiously, you can…
Sicko story and a nice bit of fruit
My dark humour story is now up to 3,500 words and is coming together nicely. The things I’ve to research for this one though! *shudder* Nothing sick in its own right, but put into the context of the story…ewwwww! The…
Giddy Giddy Gumdrops
Two pieces of flash fiction submitted for an anthology, 1,500 words written for a twisted short story and some more ideas scribbled down for my proposed NaNoWriMo novel. Not bad for a weekends work, even if I do say so…
Novel Progress (40,000)
Just a quick post to let you all know; my current novel is up to just short of 40,000 words now! I’m putting it to the side for a bit because I’m concentrating on a few antho’s with deadlines this…