It’s a brand new year full of possibilities! I hope everyone had a great night celebrating.
As always,
November and December are busy times for me personally as I took part in an
annual pantomime. This was my fourth show and we did a parody of Treasure
Island. I was so excited to be able to play Jim Hawkins, although this version of
him was a little more cowardly. I’m amazed I still haven’t got around to
writing a pantomime themed short story.
Here’s a lookback
on my writing news since the last time I posted on the blog.
Publication News
There were a few short story releases in The People’s Friend Special.
In Too Deep (The People's Friend Special No. 267) is a smuggling family drama inspired by the sea shanty Blow the Man Down.
Silent Night (The People's Friend Special No. 269) is a Christmas tale about a village coming together to celebrate even though Puritans have banned merry making.
Caught Red-Handed (and that’s literal for this story!) (The People's Friend Special No. 270) is a New Year’s Eve mystery with a stolen necklace, blackmail
and Victorian calling cards. All are available via the Readly App.
Writing Tip
Of course, all anyone is going to talk about is New Year Resolutions. The most fun ones are trying something new. So, in the context of writing and reading, why not try a genre you’ve never been interested in before? Even if you don’t enjoy the experience, it might help fire up some fresh ideas or pick up a writing technique that’s used more often in another genre.
I’ve got plenty of
resolutions for this year. My main one is being more consistent on social media
and sharing more previews of my work. Posts on this blog can be pretty sporadic,
with random days chosen for writing up the newsletter, so I’m going to try and
schedule them to go up on the 1st of each month.
Will I keep to it?
Fingers crossed!
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