London torn. Night and day. Sinners and angels. Debut novel by Mark A. King, available now
Sorry for the long absence from writing in any form. A quick re-cap: I am writing a novel using short posts via social media. This is inspired by the projects I have been closely involved with over the years, and others who have used this method. The PhD I'm working on has taken a great …
A work of fiction created as part of the #vssPhD project. Short story created and published : Feb to March 2024 For details of the project click here. This is the second #vssphd story (as released on social media).The story tense was selected by an anonymised poll. Both present and past tense scored highest. Which …
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A work of fiction. Short story created and published : Jan to Feb 2024 For details of the project click here. This is the first #vssphd story (as released on social media).The story location and main character name were chosen by anonymised polls. (c) 2024 Mark A King. This is a work of fiction. All …
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So… I’m about to do something monumentally stupid. Worse than that, I’m performing this extreme stupidity in a very public way. I’m truly terrified (and maybe a tiny bit excited) of my next creative project. The short of it I’ll be writing a novel, using Twitter/X (if it can survive long enough), Bluesky, and maybe …
Submitting: "Welcome to the Desert of the Real" In the highly influential film The Matrix, the first time Neo is taken beyond his fabricated world he is theatrically welcomed to 'The Desert of the Real'. This it turns out, is the reality which greets most writers when they enter the harsh wastelands of agent submissions. …
How are you? It's been a very long time since I last posted. Sorry about that. Life has been somewhat delayed. I am thankful for many things, one being that I was many months ahead of my novel that I am working on as part of my UEA Creative writing MA (I'm very proud of …
Greetings. While I've just posted exciting news on the plans for a #vss365 anthology, I haven't updated the blog on writing progression (or lack of it) for some time. An update What have the last few months entailed? The tragic loss of a friend which hit me fairly hard as he was full of life, …
Want to know more about the history of #vss365 ? Click here to find out more. Why have an anthology? As the original creator of #vss365, many people have proposed an anthology to me over the last few years. Why? In short, because it's something to celebrate. Many people have found a supportive, encouraging and …
Was this year a year of fireworks or going round in circles? What was 2018 like for me? Sure, I know there are a few days left, but what's really going to change? In 2018, I wanted to: Read 30 books. Grade: A+ I did this, which was fairly remarkable given the year I had. …
Last year, like many good folk, I ‘won’ NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, where the challenge is to write 50,000 words in 30 days - a small novel for some, about half a novel for me). It was a very hollow victory, despite resounding initial success. I went in with a detailed plan. Despite the …
Metropolitan Dreams 