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  • Recommended by a Rambler: 10 Random Facts

    My dear friend (who I met on Twitter) the wonderful, friendly and supportive Rebecca Emin has recommended me or my blog, I’m not sure which!. This writer who is going from strength to strength with the publication of her first novel for 8-12 year olds blogs at Ramblings of a Rusty Writer. This recommendation entails…

    alisonwells

    September 7, 2011
    Writing Adventures
    random facts, Rebecca Emin, recommended blogs
  • #Fridayflash Three Objects

    On every birthday she took out the box, high in the cupboard, behind her suitcase, behind the clothes of other season. In the box there was a photograph, the sliver of hair, the first suit that only fit him for a week. She took out the photograph and placed it face down on the bed.…

    alisonwells

    August 26, 2011
    #FridayFlash
    loss, objects, remembrance
  • Writing and Guilt

    These days we call upon ourselves to be everything in perfection. In the wider world success and fame are seen to be a criterion for happiness. In all aspects of our existence, health, parenting, relationships, careers we have been assaulted by a multitude of ‘shoulds’. These have been substituted for common sense and instinct. Even…

    alisonwells

    August 23, 2011
    Uncategorized, Writing Tips
    exercise, guilt, Happiness, mindfullness, wellbeing, Writing
  • #Fridayflash Unidentifed Fishy Objects

    #fridayflash is a great community of writers on Twitter who post stories of less than a thousand words each week,then read and review each others work. It has been a great source of inspiration and discipline in my writing development and I recommend it highly. For more check out the button on the sidebar. Fridayflash…

    alisonwells

    August 19, 2011
    #FridayFlash, Flash fiction
    close encounters with goldfish, Fish, science fiction, ufo
  • Novel writing: Untangling a slinky

    I’ve just spent a long time untangling my daughter’s slinky, which, as you’ll see from the picture is one of those springy coils that are really fun to play with. This slinky has been tangled up for a couple of weeks and all the members of the family have had a go trying to untangle…

    alisonwells

    August 17, 2011
    Uncategorized, Writing Adventures, Writing Tips
    intutiion, novel writing, slinkies, untangling the plot
  • On The View From Here

    Just to say that my story Truth and Silence has been kindly published on the literary magazine The View from Here site. This is one of the stories in my collection Random Acts of Optimism which I’m currently submitting.

    alisonwells

    July 23, 2011
    short stories
    Random Acts of Optimism, short stories, Truth and Silence
  • Ray Bradbury’s ‘Metal Book’

    I fell in love with Ray Bradbury’s beautiful poetic prose and his sharp psychological and socialogical insight when I picked up Faranheit 451.  Although known as a science fiction writer, it seems to me that the alternate worlds he creates in order to render his discourse and express his love and fear for humanity are…

    alisonwells

    July 20, 2011
    Book reviews, Uncategorized
    Imagination, Kindle, metal book, psychology, Ray Bradbury, short stories, sociology, technology
  • To the social media anxious: ‘It’s okay…’

    It’s okay if your blog stats dip from time to time It’s okay if you don’t blog post everyday or even every second day, people will probably be quite relieved It’s okay if you lose a follower on twitter, this is the way of the world, you will keep some friends and lose others and…

    alisonwells

    July 12, 2011
    Writing Tips
    digg it, facebook, farmville, internet, klout, social media anxiety, stumpleupon, twitter
  • School Hols & the writing parent: Week 1

    And what a long week that was! I want to keep these posts short and I want to be realistic. What is possible when you have four children between the ages of 10 and 3 in the house, one of whom is a night owl, the others who are larks? I’ve had this dream for…

    alisonwells

    July 10, 2011
    Mindful Parenting, Writing Adventures
    School holidays, writing energy, writing parents, writing time
  • Get out of your (writing) head plus Mother Writer Colette Caddle news

    Just a quick note today to say that I have a new post called Get out of your writing head up on Writing.ie. And great news from one of my Mother Writer Interviewees, the lovely Colette Caddle.  It’s publication day for her new book Always on my Mind. Check out her site for a great…

    alisonwells

    July 7, 2011
    mother writer interviews, Writing Adventures
    Always on my mind, Colette Caddle, Get out of your writing head, Writinglie
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