A loooooong story from me today on the Darkness&Good blog, but one that I’m excited about. There’s more planned for this world, so I hope you like it! :o) Read Siren Song on the Darkness&Good blog now! Read more:Abandoned Words: The Project, Ch 1Abandoned Words: The Project, Ch 2Free Books, Anyone? Limited Time Giveaway.
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Because it’s autumn here and this was just the thing for a lovely, sunny, bright and breezy day 🙂 Ingredients (per person) A large double handful of baby spinach leaves, torn 1 beurre bosc pear (or one with similar soft texture), cubed 50g of soft feta (more or less), crumbled 1T pecans, roughly crushed 1T
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Posted with Liana’s permission. [View the story “You Can DO This” on Storify] Read more:Change Becomes Us, My Very Personal Poetry CollectionMan, When Perfected, is the Best of AnimalsA Draco Addendum
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At least, it would be if I had the brain power to write an ode right now. I’m at the point of tired + pregnancy hormones where I tried to lock the kid’s fridge at preschool with my car key last week. Oops. BUT. SCRIVENER. I took the plunge and bought it back in January
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Because we all need the reminder now and then. [View the story “How Not To Be Hard On Yourself” on Storify] Read more:You Will Never Be PrettyBe An Inky Awards Judge!Rewrite The Stars – The Greatest Showman
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Apparently this is somewhat of a minor theme in my D&G stories of late? Anyway, your semi-regular reminder that weekly (unedited) fiction by myself and Liana Brooks goes on over at the Darkness&Good blog. Today’s story’s about a girl and her wolf. Rah. Read more:Plotting #2: Beat Sheets#SekritNovel ThingsHere, Alive, Still Swimming
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In recognition of the fact that there are potentially a decent handful of teens who occasionally peruse this blog, if you are Australian an aged 12 – 20, and have time to read 20 books in 3 months, you should totally consider applying to be an Inky Awards judge this year! The judging period begins
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Son is 3 years and a double handful of weeks old. He never stops moving, loves throwing balls, kicking balls, catching balls; driving cars, trucks, buses, trains; makes dinosaur noises and squeals like a pig; would live in a sandpit if he could convince adults this was remotely plausible; and his current favourite colour is
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Having just had a discussion with my husband last night about writing dark-ish stories, this is so on point. If you do just one random thing today, let it be this. This is the most powerful expression of why dark stories need to exist. It’s pictures, and it’ll take you all of a minute to
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Conversation from earlier this week, plotting an anthology of short stories from Liana & I: me: OH LOOK I FOUND A COMMON THEME IN MOST OF OUR STORIES DEATH confetti Story 1: daddy kills kid’s dog 2: soul-sucking light tries to suck MC’s soul 3: girl murders mother 4: husband murders wolves for wife to drink their
