Kids book – an update

Kids book – an update

It’s been a while since I’ve updated you on my kids book. If you’ve been supporting my plan on PlanBig, you may have seen some updates… But here’s the latest: About a month ago, I attended a workshop by Create a Kids Book. I wasn’t very well on the day, and didn’t...
A story challenge?

A story challenge?

I’ve been toying with an idea for a while… Short stories seem to be my thing, and I also seem to be writing things one paragraph at a time. So, I was wondering if a story could be written/published on Twitter – 140 characters at a time. The idea would be to publish an...
To plan or not to plan…

To plan or not to plan…

Recently I dug out a pile of writing I did when I was at school, along with some of the worksheets (I don’t know why I still have those). There was so much emphasis placed on planning stories and essays. I can remember that I used to cheat – I would write a story or...
WoW – The Mighty Rewrite

WoW – The Mighty Rewrite

This weeks challenge is interesting. You can view the full challenge here, but the gist is to get the first paragraph of your favourite book and rewrite it. I don’t have a favourite book, so I picked one of my sons favourite books – Zac Power Test Drive – Zac’s Wild...
WoW – The Mighty Rewrite

WoW – a single line

This weeks Write on Wednesday challenge is to come up with a single line. You can read the whole challenge here. I’ve decided to go back to the awesome Jimmy James and the first story I wrote for him (and am still writing). Jimmy James has some amazing socks. The...
Time for a Walk

Time for a Walk

It’s that time of the week again – Write on Wednesday. This weeks topic was to go for a walk & write about it. I’ve been sick, so haven’t been out of the house much, even though the weather is beautiful. So, instead I wrote about an imaginary walk taken with a...