The Virtual Body showed the exact process by which you digest foods, what happens when you go hungry, which parts of your brain are activated when you concentrate, the bits that shift and flow and move when you’re under intense pressure. An eight-year-old child wants to see what happens when Read more…
Content warning: Grief, loss of child, death. Jolted with recognition, a familiar face stares out from the screen in my lap: two blue eyes like the widest of winter skies, two plump cheeks and a little smile that beams out, melting even the iciest heart. Addy used to smile at Read more…
Once, we walked on the land with them, treated almost as equals. That ‘almost’ gave a fierce sting. When the time came, we chose the Dolphins, — they understood more than man ever could. We were no match for a sharp blade, or machine gun fire and soon the sea Read more…
Writer’s block can be a real dick. You stare at the page, on the screen or in your notebook and the words just don’t seem to come. Those days where you can sit down and blast out a few hundred words with ease seem like a trick of the memory. Read more…
There’s a lot of stuff written about habits out there, but much of what’s written doesn’t seem to have much psychology behind it. What are habits, how can we develop them and (hardest of all) how can we make them stick? Here I’ll be focusing on developing a writing habit. Read more…
He’d dream of the forest, of her, and wake up beside the lake once again. More often than not he was alone. But sometimes, he’d wake up and she’d be sitting there, cross legged on the damp leaves, watching him sleep.
Urban fantasy romance short story. Welcome to part 2 of this three part short story: If you’ve missed Part 1, you can catch up here. A street he’d never seen before appeared out of the underside of a log that lay on the edge of an alley on the outskirts Read more…
Growing social media for your small business can seem daunting, particularly if you’ve not got any experience of making and running any sort of professional or personal profile. This is the final of three posts and will give you some more ideas about social media marketing strategy for small businesses. Read more…
Urban fantasy short story On damp days, the fog would shroud everything in town until the buildings looked grey and faded. Geraint trudged along, just about as miserable as the weather. He headed inside the shop, passing the loiterers in the entrance, those only there to shelter from the drizzle. Read more…
In this post, I’m continuing on with the series looking at growing social media for your small business. We’re now halfway through, so by the end of the next post you should be posting and hashtagging like a pro and finding new audiences to help your small business expand in Read more…