Month: December 2016

FAIRYTALE MARKETING

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Fairytale Marketing looks at what could be marketed in a magical world.  This post came about as, being at the Bridge House Publishing/Cafelit joint book launch in London today, writers were invited to share marketing tips with other writers.  The event was huge fun and I hope you find this post is too.  A magical salesman…  hmm…. what could possibly go wrong there?!

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In Marketing, I share a couple of tips I shared in London today but also a few there was no time to do.  I also discuss why you shouldn’t consider other writers to be rivals and that social media, wonderful for marketing work, should be used wisely.

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I discuss the Bridge House and Cafelit event tonight. It was really good to catch up with old friends and make new ones.  Chapeltown Books (imprint) was also mentioned as the fact my flash fiction collection will be the first to be produced.

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The Best of Cafelit. Image by me.

The Best of Cafelit. Image by me.

 

 

The Best of Cafelit. Image by me.

A GOOD DAY FOR A FAIRY GODMOTHER

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A Good Day for a Fairy Godmother lists what someone like my rebellious Eileen would consider was a “good day in the office”.  You just don’t want to be the other side of the metaphorical desk when she has a really good day…  Oh, and if you happen to be a monster or other foul fiend, you can rule out having a long life expectancy.  Her good day is your nightmare.  She prides herself on it after all.

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High Days lists some of the special steps I’ve experienced as a writer.  Where you know you are going to face rejection after rejection (it is in the nature of writing), being able to have positives to refer to can help enormously.  And the nice thing is even if you are just starting out, as long as you keep going, get feedback and not be afraid to change/get rid of what’s not working in your fiction, then those positives will happen to you too.

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The Writer’s Journey shares what has happened writing wise since I went to the Swanwick Summer School in August.  This period has easily been the busiest and most productive writing time I’ve known – so far anyway!  I also share a new flash fiction story, The Magician, and I suspect all pet owners will be able to identify with it.  Hope you like it.

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I share news of my CFT post and look forward to the Bridge House/Cafelit joint book launch/celebration event (Baubles and The Best of Cafelit 5) in London on 3rd December.  Last year’s event was huge fun.  I love this sort of event as I get to meet new people and it is lovely talking with folk who love writing at least as much as I do.

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Baubles - the new anthology by Bridge House Publishing. My story, Helping Out, is in there. 2016 has been my most successful year for acceptances to date and I hope I can build on that. Image supplied by Gill James of Bridge House Publishing.

Baubles – the new anthology by Bridge House Publishing. My story, Helping Out, is in there. 2016 has been my most successful year for acceptances to date and I hope I can build on that. Image supplied by Gill James of Bridge House Publishing.

 

Where I have been published in print so far - and Baubles (not pictured here) is the most recent. Image by me

THE WISH LIST

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There is a definite theme tonight.  In The Wish List, I give wishes that might have been made by a magical character.  Do you agree?  What would your characters wish for?

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The Writer’s Wish List shares some of the things I commonly wish for when writing.  What would your list look like?

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I share news of my forthcoming Chandler’s Ford Today post. I am sharing more local author news this week – this time, mine!  I share what I am writing now and my one regret about what is happening writing wise for me right now.

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My Chandler's Ford Today post for this week looks at where I am at currently on my writing journey, Image via Pixabay.

My Chandler’s Ford Today post for this week looks at where I am at currently on my writing journey, Image via Pixabay.

 

Images from the magical world... Image via Pixabay

WHO NOT TO TRUST…

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Who Not to Trust lists five suggestions from me as to who to be very wary of in the fairytale/fantasy world.  Can you add to the list?

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The Ways of the World – well I’ve always thought this to be an odd expression.  What world’s ways are we following if not this one?  It’s not as if we’re all commuting off to some alien planet somewhere and coming back with their ways and following them here, is it?!  Still, on the plus side, when creating your own fictional world, you do get to set the ways your characters follow. This post looks at and asks what ways have you chosen and why?  It also asks what happens to those who rebel against what is considered the norm and who enforces the “norm”?

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A short post tonight in which I share why I write fairytales and fantasy.  I love crime and historical fiction but other than the odd short story every now and then can’t write in them full time.  What genres do you write in and did you come to these by accident or have you always known what you would write?  Is there a genre you would like to write in but, like me, find you just can’t?  Comments welcome here or on my FB page.

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All books are gateways to other worlds, fantasy and science fiction especially I think. Image via Pixabay.

What fictional world have you created? What ways and rules have you set for your characters? Image via Pixabay.