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WTF, Will! parts 14 – 15
I'd now hit the stage where I was half enjoying this challenge and half wishing I hadn't told...
In The Pines
“The werewolf’s bride is late.” The words echoing in my head were spoken by a black horse. With...
WTF, Will! parts 11 – 13
I'd now encountered a few stand-out plays, in my great Shakespeare-reading marathon, so I felt quite buoyed up...
Polly and Dolly
Lady Brimstone-Smedley bought two female parrots, Polly and Dolly, but was shocked to discover they kept shouting out...
WTF, Will! parts 9 – 10
In my quest to read all of Shakespeare from start to finish, I finally made it to plays...
11. How to Promote Your Book without Being a Bore
Don’t expect people who barely know you or don’t know you at all will promote your book. It’s...
One Perfect Sentence
As you’ll know if you drop by the Colony between the 7th of each month and the 21st,...
Of Straw-Stacks and Sisters
Ten minutes before I left the house, my boss called. “The science class is cancelled today. Take Jisoo...
WTF, Will! parts 5 – 8
Full of enthusiasm for my lockdown project of reading The Complete Works of Shakespeare, I wandered blindly on...
Love, Christmas
The Long and Short of It I enjoy writing short stories, which is a complete one-eighty compared to...
Beware the snake oil salesman.
When I first started down this self-publishing journey, I heard quiet rumours of the dangers of scammers. I...
WTF, Will! parts 1 – 4
We all remember those drawn out days of the first Covid lockdown, right? I don't know how you...
Grace Notes, Part 3
Thank you for bearing with me. As a reward, we're leaving high school. We'll only revisit it in...
Grace Notes, Part 2
I am glad you're still here. Come, sit down with me. We're in my English class. Spring 1994...
Grace Notes, Part 1
This is a story of grace, not of sadness. I’m saying that because it won’t feel like that....
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Good There’s so much to love about writing – the excitement of that initial spark of an...
10. As Time Goes By
I’ve discovered a number of things to do with cloth serviettes which in today’s age we seldom use....
Be True to Yourself
My sort of marketing I recently participated in ALLi’s SelfPubCon, which focused on the business side of writing....
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