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How did you first find out abut cafeLit?
I cI came across Cafélit through Allyson Symes, who gave an inspiring talk at a Hampshire Writers’ Event. We got chatting and she informed me of Cafelit.
Can you tell us something about your contribution to this book?
2. My contribution to The Best of Cafelit 14, WEATHER THE WEATHER, is a dystopian piece of flash fiction.
We’d had a lot of rain. The newspapers were headlining that rain was the forecast for the future of England, so I sat down to write how it might be, with water, water everywhere, and how isolating that could become. The ending was a bit of fun.
How did you decide on a drink?
3. A Hot Toddy as a drink for the piece seemed appropriate as the weather outside was miserable, and my thoughts went to warming myself up.
W What do you like about writing short stories / and /or flash fiction?
4. I enjoy writing short stories and flash fiction as there is the challenge to complete a story within a word limit. Selection of the correct words is all-important. I like to ensure my stories have movement in them, so choosing strong verbs is key.
What else do you write?
5. My preference in writing is short stories or flash fiction. I have dabbled with drabble and poetry, but my attempts at novel writing come unstuck, as I have too many ideas for other stories that distract me.
Tell us a little about your life as a writer.
6. I write for fun. I belong to four writing groups and enjoy the test of a prompt. I like to look at subjects with a slant on them. I relish ‘having a go’ at varying genres but often find myself writing Sci-Fi/dystopia, although I don’t necessarily set out to do so!
I travel a lot and take inspiration from the scenes, but more importantly, from meeting people and overhearing conversations/phrases that I bank.
I give presentations to groups on various aspects of writing and chair a critiquing group.
Chapeltown Books published my first collection of flash fiction and poetry. The City of Stories is available on Amazon. I have received some super 5* reviews.
I have pieces included in The Best of Cafelit– 11,12,13, and 14.
Are you working on any interesting projects at the moment?
7. I’m not working on anything specific at the moment, although I keep promising myself, I will submit more stories for a compilation to Bridgehouse Publishing.
I've entered a few local competitions recently and won them with short stories.
Do you have any events planned?
8. I have no events planned apart from ‘hopefully’ attending Bridgehouse Publishing’s ‘Christmas do.’ I love meeting the other authors, hearing their stories, and performing my own. Again, I keep promising myself that I will attend a writers’ retreat to get some writing done, but … (off to Portugal soon.)
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