One of the other writers on the course I attended recently at Moniack Mhor told me about an online critiquing website called Scribophile, so I decided to check it out. I found signing up and navigating around very easy. They have a checklist of all the various things you can do on the site, which […]
Month: December 2016
Life Plus 2M
My story, The Sentencing, is part of an anthology that’s been put together by David Zetland for the Life Plus 2M project. The project has entries from storytellers, imagining what effect an increase in global water levels would have, and also thought pieces from scientists and environmentalists, predicting the same thing. You can order the […]
The Little Folk
My story The Little Folk is part of One Hundred Voices Volume Two, published by Centum Press. The anthology contains one hundred short stories by one hundred different authors, so plenty of varied material. You can order a copy here.
Learning About Revision
I spent the whole of last week on a writing course at Moniack Mhor, near Inverness. It was aimed at science-fiction and fantasy writers, with workshops in the mornings, led by the two tutors, Juliet McKenna and Pippa Goldschmidt, and the afternoons left free for individual writing time. I always find these kind of events […]
The House
In its heyday, the house stood in substantial grounds, and its nearest neighbour was at least half a mile away. The family that owned the house could trace their history back generations and were extremely proud of their heritage. The house hosted many a lavish party and saw hundreds of guests enter through its magnificent […]