Love this!
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Janette swept into the room and turned up the radio.
βHappy Christmas Ken.β
Humming along, she tutted as she picked up the untouched breakfast plate from his tray. What a waste. All those starving children in the world. A plucking on a sleeve got her attention. βAre you my mum?β he asked. #WriteCBC
06.11.2025 21:39 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Amazing Mike! Well done you!
05.09.2025 17:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
It didnβt take her long to notice it was missing. She wailed for days. I almost put it back just to shut her up. I excelled myself though, she even sent me an email to say thank you for being so supportive. I place her contacts book in my bedside drawer with the rest of my collection. #WriteCBC
04.09.2025 20:03 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The pastel pink front door is my first red flag, that and the fluffy keychain the key came on. I hear my dad: beggars canβt be choosers. I haul my small suitcase over the threshold, my trainers squeaking in protest on the polished parquet floor. Iβm hot with desperation. This has to work. #WriteCBC
06.02.2025 22:19 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Iβve entered x
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Thank you!
No, but now Iβll investigate! I canβt take credit, it was a title suggested by a good writing buddy.
28.11.2024 21:44 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Iβve come to find all my writing and book friends again x I donβt really need another distraction! π
26.11.2024 21:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Now book 4 is done, I want to offer support to #querying writers-a 1:1 feedback session on your submission package.
To enter follow me, repost using #IAmQuerying & comment with the title/genre of your WIP. I will pick 3 writers on 14th Dec & we can set up a feedback session for a time that suits!
26.11.2024 14:48 β π 23 π 6 π¬ 6 π 13
#IAmQuerying
Shag/Marry/Avoid
Womenβs fiction βοΈπ
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Research question:
Writers, for those of you who have taken part in creative writing courses, what activities did you do that you found useful?
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