Weekly Writing News – Articles and Free Flash Fiction

Here are the links to my articles that were published last week (quite an eclectic bunch again). To read more of my articles, simply go to the non-fiction page on the menu above. Educate a Woman and Uplift a Community How to Start Using Solar Power Mali Attacks Leave 23 Dead Free Flash Fiction If……

New Articles and Camp NaNoWriMo Done and Dusted

I had four articles published these past two weeks, one about velfies, one about data safety, one about Thuli Madonsela’s media address about Nkandla (South African politics), and the seventieth anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Here are the links: Forget Selfies — Velfies Are the New Social Media Craze 5 Top Tips……

Epic and Amazing Writing Music

Thanks to sites like YouTube it’s getting increasingly easy to find new music to listen to. I find it especially great to find music from which to compile writing soundtracks or music to suit a specific scene or character. Here are five artists (most of which are indie artists) whom I love listening to while……

Flash Fiction – The Souls of Trees

This story was also written for Flash! Friday – you had to include a farmer as character. It’s also midwinter over here… It’s also for this story which I posted Loreena McKennit’s The Mummer’s Dance. The Souls of Trees The buyers stared at the last of the acorns enclosed in the pen.  Rising from each……

Worldbuilding Wednesday: Resources for Mythology and Folklore

(From the archives) Although there are many sources for mythology and folklore online, I often prefer to make use of non-electronic books when I just want to browse or quickly need to look up a name. These are a few of my favourite collections. The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology by Arthur Cotterell, Rachel Storm This handy encyclopaedia contains……