‘It was the second time that Jessica had seen the ghost. This time, however, she was no longer frightened. In fact, she felt very calm as she walked towards it. The piece of paper in its hand held the key to what was going on in her house. Now was the time for her to find out the reasons behind everything. As she took another step forward the spirit smiled at her.’

I am certainly not an authority on Read the rest of this entry »

When you are writing a story it is always extremely useful to look at the work of other people. You don’t have to belong to a creative writer’s workshop to see things that are written cleverly. Try having a look at a short story to begin with. Choose an author whose style of writing you like and see if you can find anything that you wouldn’t normally notice. If you do this a few times and it becomes a little Read the rest of this entry »

Okay, so you like to write and you want to know how it can earn you some money…

It is surprising how few people are actually aware of the ‘SharedLog Project’. I spent weeks trying to find a way to turn my articles into a half decent income and it was only by chance that I discovered this brilliant website.

And it really does pay. If you are prepared to do some hard work then they will reward Read the rest of this entry »

Anyone who enjoys reading poetry and prose should have a look at the ‘Poesy’ blog page. There are some really good bits of verse that have been posted on there and a lot of them have got a story behind them as well. When you read a poem it is a lot more meaningful if its author goes on to tell you why it was written.

If you write poetry then you will know that there are not Read the rest of this entry »