As I pulled down hard on my shoelace with utter despair I heard the rip as it snapped in my hand. I looked down at my battered boots and knew I had been living on borrowed time. The boots, that had once been buffed, so I could see my face, were dirty and leaking. The leather was peeling. Wherever I went the hole in the sole allowed water to seep into my feet.
Learning from my mistakes to pursue your blogging career. My journey into blogging has not been a smooth journey. However, it has been one where I have grown considerably. Over the last year, I have developed and grown as a writer and this is due to my blogging. I have met the most incredible people through my online community and Medium. Those that have contacted me, clapped for my posts or cheered me on. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Tommy stared at the bloody handkerchief in his hand. He thought back to the night before. He remembered the trip to the pub with his friends, he didn’t think he had drunk that much. Shit, then it hit him the guy who had shoved him in the club for spilling his pint. His hands trembled … Continue reading The Drunken Night That Changed Tommy’s Life – Short Story
Simple methods to increase your following on any platform. It is not with a hint of irony I write this post. For many months I have been talking about the negative influence of social media. I decided a positive post was in order. Although I remain certain that we all spend too much time on social media. There are many positives to marketing your work that cannot be overlooked. In order to market your work successfully, you have to have many followers. In order to increase your reader count, you need to reach more people.
Love is like an uncontrollable thermostat One minute it is hot like coffee. One minute it is cold like snow Throughout life you will have to tweak Turning that thermostat up and down .....
Factors to consider when sitting down to write your first novel. When I was very young, I was lucky enough to have a school visit from Michael Rosen. He said something that will stick with me for the rest of my life. To be able to write fiction of any type you need to imagine the story in your head like a movie and then write what you see. It was the first time I realised, that I could write a novel. I could see the characters and action in stories as clear as if I was watching it on a TV screen.
I may not have felt you grow in me I may not have felt you kick inside I feel you when you are happy I feel you when you are sad You look like me You behave like me You are the very best of me Genetics are irrelevant, you are my daughter
