Unsurprisingly, my most read posts this year have been competition round-ups, short story awards being of particular interest. Everyone likes a list (my annual stats have quadrupled since last year as a result of featuring them), and it’s handy to have chronological guides for the main ones so you don’t have to worry about missing… Read More A farewell to 2019
I’m on a social media break at the moment for family reasons, but I had to do a quick post to tell you about a wonderful charity anthology I’m delighted to have contributed to. No Good Deed is published by literary one-stop shop Retreat West, which is run by publisher and teacher Amanda Saint. She… Read More Retreat West charity anthology ‘No Good Deed’
I’m trying to work on a book at the moment, so this latest herding is novel-related rather than short story. I’ve returned to a project I abandoned some time ago, but I’m really struggling to get back on track with it. And the fact that it’s our so-called summer isn’t helping, either. Looking out the… Read More The unweekly herding: novel ideas
I’ve had an oddly up-and-down seven days in terms of writing. Last Friday, I found out I’d made the longlist for the Colm Toibin International Short Story Award (shortlist to be announced tomorrow, but I’m telling myself not to get my hopes up – you know yourself). Then I had the lovely news that a flash fiction piece… Read More A good – and bad – writing week
