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Tag Archives: Writing
Micro Fiction – Paragraph Planet
Paragraph Planet is a micro-fiction website that has been publishing a new 75-word story (including any title) every single day since November 2008. Yes, exactly 75-words, no more, no less. Yesterday I had my third published by them, so to … Continue reading
Paragraph Planet. Again.
Where have I been? I know, and you probably don’t care. But it doesn’t really matter where I’ve been, but more what I have been up to. And that’s writing. A little. And planning my writing. A lot. And the … Continue reading
English. You’ve been had!
Why do people consider the English language to be very flexible? Because this sentence makes perfect sense: “All the faith he had had had had no effect on the outcome of his life.” Mind you, using had eleven times in … Continue reading
6-Word-Stories
Hemingway once wrote a story in just six words (For sale: baby shoes, never worn.) and is said to have called it his best work. Okay, so I’ve posted 140 character Twitter stories before, but 6-word-stories are about as short … Continue reading
Wassup….?
I’m back! Well, I’ve never actually been away, but I’ve not posted (here) for a while. Life’s pretty busy at the moment, with lots going on. I started a 50k word challenge on 1st Feb (after just not getting going … Continue reading
Monty Python Writers
(S)tumbled across this and just had to repost:
NaNoWriMo
Life has been on hold for the last few months. I moved to New Zealand last year to a job that is quite busy for most of the time, but ridiculously busy from mid-July to the end of October. And … Continue reading
Flashbang – 150 word flash fiction
A little while ago I posted that I’d been long listed in a flash fiction writing contest. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, flash fiction refers to very short pieces of fiction. Anything from a handful of words to about … Continue reading
кровавые фото
And the most interesting search term to bring someone to my blog today is… кровавые фото Which, as we all know, is Russian for ‘Bloody photo’. Well I do now.
New Year’s Resolution
Firstly, apologies for my absence – you would think that moving hemispheres would mean I would have a lot to say. Well, I have no excuses, so let’s brush over that. I’ve reprinted the following image from a four-year-old blog … Continue reading
Book Genre Map
Ever wondered just how many book genres there are out there? No, me neither, nevertheless I found this map from Book Country fascinating: There’s a general description and some landmark books for each one.
A Telling Story
There are many people who are fond of tall stories, who cannot resist embellishing tales to just beyond credibility. You can usually spot them a mile off – their enthusiasm often gives them away. This is fine when it comes … Continue reading
World Wide Inter Web
I have updated my website – http://www.djpaterson.co.uk Hopefully it looks a little more professional – at least all the links seem to work!
Halloween Story
T’is October, the month ended by Halloween – or Samhain if you’re a Wiccan or Pagan – the time when the veil between our world and the spirit world is at its thinnest. Well, I don’t know about that, but what I … Continue reading
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