The Reluctant Prince and The Sleeping Beauty.

Photo by Julia Volk on Pexels.com It was a beautiful day; the sun was shining in the cloudless sky.  On a hilltop, a handsome prince and his old manservant, Sir Jont, both on horseback, peered down into the lush green valley. Despite the pleasant weather, the prince was in a foul mood. ‘Are you sure …

Micky The Witch, Cinderella and Prince Charming

Photo by Benjamin Suter on Pexels.com A rough draft fairy story based on Cinderella. Micky the witch disliked Cinderella but it wasn't a big deal because Micky disliked everything nice, and Cinderella was a nice person. Not only was Cinderella a nice person, she was pretty and married to a prince.  Prince Charming. The most …

The Feline and Swine

Photo by Matthias Zomer on Pexels.com The feline creature was in a bad mood. The portal to his home realm opened and in a few moments he found himself covered in filthy and swine grunting around him. 'Typical,' he muttered under his breath, trying to get up. His ears twitched and whiskers dropped. No such …

Savell, the Head and the Foot

Photo by Juan C. Palacios on Pexels.com Savell, the Eastian youth of eighteen summers, could see nothing beyond the Snake Bridge midpoint. Nothing at all. Not even a path, an outline to the western side of the bridge. And there was no stench. It smelt of nothingness. Fear gripped him, and he looked back but …

The Witch and the Voice

Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com It was a long narrow street lined with lush oak trees and colourful terrace houses on each side. The voice noted there were no gardens, just paved driveway and big wheelie bins. The air was cold and fragrant with life. People, actual living people, strolled leisurely on the pavements, talking …

The Hut on Nothingness

Photo by eberhard grossgasteiger on Pexels.com A hut above the midpoint of Snake Bridge is suspended in air. The sky is blue with drifting clouds. Giant seagulls soar around with dangling monster heads hanging from their blood sodden beaks. The air is soiled and unpleasant. There is quiet drone of pain. The hum of torment. …

The Bridge – a short flash story

Photo by Jacob Colvin on Pexels.com These stories are rough drafts for a story a day in May The bridge was known as Snake Bridge. It was long, winding as if slithering in motion from one East to West of the Great Land. It bridged the nothingness between the one. Made of glass and wind …

Editing my Third Novel: #3 – Characterisation

People. Characters. This is covered in chapter two of  Helen Corner-Bryant's   On Editing: How to Edit Your Novel the Professional Way.  I have way to many characters in my novel-in-progress and it's time to see what it happening. So according to the course, the second topic covered will be below which ties in nicely with chapter …

Financial Freedom & the elusive path of Get Rich Quick!$$$$$$

Quit your loser day job! Drop out of school now! Don't waste your life in a 9 to 5!  Make $10,000 a month! Make $3,000 a week! Sounds familiar? What about this I was a loser once, my life was going down the pan! Then I discovered how to make $10,000 a day online. Now …

Body Shaming Hurts Boys And Men Too

My romantic heroes  need to fit a certain standard, this is escapism and fantasy then I realised the pressure real men where under to attain such standards. My heroes are purely fictional but real men live and breath. Body Image Not all men can look like this! And yet we forget it's not only not …