A little over two weeks ago I headed north for a three-day weekend with The Silent Eye, to be spent exploring Neolithic sites and ancient monuments in the Peak District. I travelled alone, meeting most of the group for the first time. And it was… intense. A heady mix of good company, wonderful scenery, andContinue reading “Circles Beyond Time Weekend – Arrival”
Category Archives: Writing
#Blogbattle – Vampire
Yay! It’s nice to be back at BlogBattle, Rachael Ritchey’s weekly writing challenge. If you’d like to join in, visit the site and check out the next prompt. This week’s prompt is ‘Vampire,’ which ties in with one of my current WIPs. Emelia Raven is the daughter of a great house of vampires, and she’s…Continue reading “#Blogbattle – Vampire”
Monday Motivations Flash Fiction Challenge – Love Hurts
I know it’s Wednesday, but this is my response to Esther Newton’s Monday Motivations Challenge. This week, we were challenged to write a 50-200 word piece of flash fiction incorporating the following three lines: He was in love The glass smashed to the floor Just how was he going to get out of this one?Continue reading “Monday Motivations Flash Fiction Challenge – Love Hurts”
The Crypt – Completed! A Tale With Two Endings…
Just about two weeks ago, Craig Boyack started a story based on the above photo, which I’d featured as one of my Thursday Door posts. I added to the story, then we opened it up for people to add to, hoping to get to the end. And we did! So, without further ado, I giveContinue reading “The Crypt – Completed! A Tale With Two Endings…”
Writing Challenge – Life or Death
If you like participating in writing challenges, Esther Newton often posts them – they are always interesting, and can be as short as six words long (a lot harder than you might think!). Her Monday Motivation for this week was to write a story of no more than 150 words, including the phrase ‘It wasContinue reading “Writing Challenge – Life or Death”
The Crypt – or – a Tale With No Ending (Yet)
Wow! On Saturday night, as a bit of fun, I posted a story that Craig Boyack had started based on a photograph I’d taken, in the hope we might get a few other writers to contribute to the tale of the archaeologist in the crypt. And we did! So many comments, in fact, that I’veContinue reading “The Crypt – or – a Tale With No Ending (Yet)”
What Happens Next? Add To The Story…
On Thursday I posted my usual Thursday Doors post, although my door this week was blocked up. It happened to tickle the fancy of Craig Boyack, who started to write a tale based upon what he thought was behind the door: For over a thousand years, the ancient evil remained walled up behind a blessedContinue reading “What Happens Next? Add To The Story…”
#writephoto – Mine
Sue’s chosen another great shot for her #writephoto challenge this week, and here’s my take on ‘Mine’: ‘Funny place for three holes. D’you think that’s where they hung the prisoners?’ His voice echoed up through the topless tower as though we were at the bottom of a well. I tilted my head, wanting to showContinue reading “#writephoto – Mine”
#writephoto – Sirens
Sue Vincent has chosen yet another evocative photo for her #writephoto inspiration series. This time, I ended up with a couple of fragments – a poem, and a short paragraph with hints of a longer story… Out to sea, Past waves that shimmer and foam We dance Light as air, Streaming bright through skyContinue reading “#writephoto – Sirens”
A Journey Through Ambeth, Part II
Almost a year ago, I wrote a post about the real landscapes that had inspired Oak and Mist, my first Ambeth book. With the release of Hills And Valleys, the third book in the series, that landscape has now expanded somewhat. So, with the past week being what it was, I thought I might takeContinue reading “A Journey Through Ambeth, Part II”
Helen Glynn Jones 