Author Archives: Lindsay
Thinking about short stories
I’ve been reworking a couple of short stories recently and it’s made me realise (well, I already knew but it’s reinforced!) just what a challenging genre the short story is. A successful short story has to do so much in so …
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Brickbats and Bouquets
Last week I whinged on – with a certain amount of self-pity – about my failure to move from the shortlist to one of the winners of Fish Publishing flash fiction competition. People were kind and sympathetic and some even …
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The Taste of Disappointment
It’s so easy to use blogging and facebook to share only successes and triumphs. In some ways, they give a skewed view of life. Only good things happen. Trails of glory follow in our wake. Life is an unending list of ;-) …
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The Rain It Raineth
This morning I went downstairs to find the room glowing with a strange light. It was the sort of unreal glow that snow generates. Snow? Days of rain, hailstones, high winds – but SNOW? I snatched back the curtains to find …
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My Most Beautiful Thing
Today I’m taking part in the My Most Beautiful Thing Blogsplash inspired by Fiona Robyn’s book ‘The Most Beautiful Thing’. Bloggers from all over the world are taking part and writing or posting pictures of their most beautiful things today. …
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‘The Act of Seeing’
As some of you will know, I went to see the Hockney exhibition at the Royal Academy recently and loved it. While I was there, I bought a book ‘A Bigger Message – Conversations with David Hockney’ Martin Gayford. In …
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Do You Flash?
Do you enjoy writing? Perhaps you haven’t tried, but would like to have a go. Whether you’re an experienced writer, or someone wanting to dip their toe in the water, why not join in Worcestershire’s flash fiction competition? As part of the celebrations …
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When Insomnia Strikes
Last night I woke up at 4.17 am. I have no idea why. What I do know is that I lay awake for the next hour and half, while worries, ideas, things left undone, things needing to be done … circled …
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What Do You Wish You Had Said?
I’ve just been away on a writing course in North Wales. Wonderful setting in the mountains, amazing weather, time to write and think and talk about writing, lovely walks, delicious food … as they say ‘What’s not to like?’! One …
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A poem for World Poetry Day
Okay, it’s not very good poetry, but it looks like a poem and I couldn’t let World Poetry Day pass! An Empty Eyed Toad I stare at the toad And wonder why. An empty echo of eyes Ignores my question. He …
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