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Tag: fiction
Pre-Sale Giveaway – Round 2 Winner!
It's my birthday!!! Which can only mean one thing... It is time to announce the second round winner of the Pre-Sale Giveaway for my up-coming Sci-Fi Novella, The Forgotten Fairground.
Pre-Sale Giveaway – Update!
With 2 weeks to go before the first prize draw in my Pre-Sale Giveaway, there is still time to enter if you haven’t already. Even if you have already pre-ordered your copy, you can still enter the Giveaway!
Coming Soon: The Forgotten Fairground!
Things are gradually getting under way for my debut Sci-Fi Novella to be published on 19th April 2022!
How will Covid-19 influence our stories for years to come?
I don’t know about anyone else, but as lockdown restrictions in the UK continue to lift, I have been left with a feeling of, “Well… that happened.” Already, life is returning to something that can pass as normal, but with some subtle differences which remind us that, as a society, we have been through something… Continue reading How will Covid-19 influence our stories for years to come?
Keep Going, Keep Writing: Week Three – Three Questions
For however long the lockdown continues, I am throwing out weekly writing exercises/prompts for anyone and everyone to respond to. Here’s how it works: I’ll post a prompt on Fridays and you just let your imagination take over from there. When you have a story you’re happy with, post it to your own website with… Continue reading Keep Going, Keep Writing: Week Three – Three Questions
Keep Going, Keep Writing: Week Two – Drabble Fiction
For however long the lockdown continues (in the UK at least), I am throwing out weekly writing exercises/prompts for anyone and everyone to respond to. Here’s how it works: I’ll post a prompt on Fridays and you just let your imagination take over from there. When you have a story you’re happy with, post it… Continue reading Keep Going, Keep Writing: Week Two – Drabble Fiction
Lockdown Library
So, you know how four years ago 2016 shaped up to be the year that would be the answer to many pub quiz questions in years to come? I.e. In what year… Trump’s America Brexit The Scottish Referendum [insert favourite celebrity name] died Well, looks like 2020 is doing its best to eclipse all that!… Continue reading Lockdown Library
Insomnia
Introduction This will be my last After Ever After story for a little while. This one I have taken one of my own favourite fairy tales as the jumping-off point – Sleeping Beauty. Disney comes under a lot of scrutiny for the lack of agency given to its early princesses. This is particularly the case… Continue reading Insomnia
The Spinster Queen
Introduction Please note that ‘Spinster’ in the title is using the original meaning of the word, i.e. a woman who spins, rather than the modern meaning of an unmarried woman. This is the third story that I wrote for Christmas 2018, this one for my mum. The story she chose as the jumping off point… Continue reading The Spinster Queen
Rachael Farrimond 