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#FridayFlash A Sense of Danger
Along the long pavement on the straight road she imagined being run down by a wayward driver mounting the kerb, her body crushed, the car ricocheting over her bones. Her feet became manic on the path, slapping the cruel concrete over and over. At the high voltage sub station the grid of the mesh gate…
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Don’t Panic: Slow writing in the new publishing landscape
Many movements have taken on the concept of slow, the most prominent being the Slow Food movement. The idea of slow is to take more time, to deliberate more, to savour, to give depths to moments of endeavour and enjoyment. This idea has much in common with the concept of mindfulness, an attentive awareness of…
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Hurray for National Flash Fiction Day & Free Housewife!
Well I’ve spoken before about National Flash Fiction Day and now it’s here! Congratulations to director Calum Kerr for the initiative and to all those involved in the mass of events in the UK and those in Dublin. It’s a lively celebration of a wonderful form! Here’s an interview I did with Calum. To celebrate…
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The Housewife has disintegrated by 25%!
Just to let you know I’m doing a special Smashwords promotion in honor of U.S. Mother’s Day. If you or a loved one is a quirky, fun-loving mother with an interest in things space, then you can purchase Housewife with a Half-Life on Smashwords until Monday with a 25% discount. All you have to do…
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Housewife with a Half-Life e-book launched!
The day is finally here! I’m delighted to launch my debut novel as A.B. Wells Housewife with a Half-Life! Available on: Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk A paperback will be available in June! Join me here and on my and on my facebook launch event page. If on twitter, retweet the links for Housewife with a Half-Life launch…
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Don’t leave me this way. Ey ey ey.
Communards wasn’t it? It’s all very quiet here today isn’t it? Nothing much happening…. Don’t leave me this way tomorrow folks… Join me for giveaways, flash fiction shortlist and competition results, and fun virtual treasure hunt comp here and on facebook. If on twitter, retweet the links for Housewife with a Half-Life launch using the…
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Why I got a cover designer for my self-pub: Housewife with a Half-Life!
I’m delighted to reveal the cover of Housewife with a Half-Life! I worked with Andrew Brown of Design for Writers to come up with something unique and striking. If there is one thing that I am absolutely hopeless at it’s design. Art, drawing, anything in that line. My 7 year old daughter can sketch better…
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Flash Fiction: Jawbreakers, Calum Kerr and National Flash Fiction Day
National Flash Fiction day (May 16th) was the brainchild of writer and lecturer Calum Kerr. Calum set up the day to celebrate the short form of flash fiction and to co-ordinate events all around the U.K. and further afield. I interview Calum on my writing.ie blog all about the background to National Flash Fiction day…
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