At last month's writers meeting we were given the title - I, Nausea of Yellow Sun. We had to create a story inspired by this title. I am sharing mine. Let me know what you think. As I stand before my fellow Yellow Sun inhabitants after so many years, I note the...
I am so happy to reveal my new look website, it's time it was updated to be honest and I was fortunate to have Konn Lavery of Reveal Design work with me to create a new look and increase functionality. There will be a learning curve with parts of the technical side,...
The cover of a book initially draws us to it, even before we read the blurb, or check the author's name. A cover has a powerful psychological affect on our subconscious. It is appealing in a variety of ways and gives us clues as to the genre well before we know...
Where did the initial idea come from for your Aoife Walsh character?My initial idea was to write about a murder set in an office. Aoife wasn’t one of the characters at first. I had five chapters written before I realised the story wouldn’t work without an...
The Seething The episode of horror by critically acclaimed author, Ben Monroe Released and published by Brigids Gate Press The book is available worldwide in e-format Listed by Read by Dusk as one of the 60 most anticipated horror books of 2023 One by one, as people...
What drew you to horror and paranormal themes in your stories? The main reason is that horror is so fun to write! Remember telling ghost stories at slumber parties to spook your friends, until you're all squealing with fear and laughter and don't want to go to the...
When and why did you start to write? I have always loved to read which inevitably led me to tell my own stories. I still have poems and stories I wrote when I was 10 or 12! As for the why, I simply love to tell a good story. Living in a small town, I learned to...
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com It feels good to be back in the writing saddle again after a break after National Novel Writing Month and the Christmas & New Year's celebrations. Leaving a manuscript for a while helps refresh our brains (and Muse). Obviously, we do...
As readers the greatest gift we can receive are books or gift cards to buy books! It was by chance that I received two bookstore gift cards and as a veracious reader was, of course delighted. Then comes the problem - which books do I buy? With so many to choose from...