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 …
VS365 One year on
FlashDogs Update 5h September 2017 will see the anniversary of VSS365. What is VSS365? A daily prompt (sometimes more than one) is posted each day on Twitter from the @flashdogs account. This for anyone that wants to write a tweet-sized story based on the prompt. Generally, this is just a word, but sometimes it is …
Two free Solstice books – 21 days to go
Instead of posting a free flash fiction story to celebrate my debut novel, Metropolitan Dreams, I have something far better than that to offer today. The FlashDogs Solstice Anthologies (Light and Dark) are available for a limited time to download from the Kindle store. Before you grab the two free books, please consider if you …
Voting open
Dearest reader, My first novel, Metropolitan Dreams, is live on Kindle Scout. https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/291VJ4R4SYSK8 You can vote for free on the link above. If I am successful then you get a free ebook sent to you before it launches. I'm very grateful for any votes or support you can provide. If I'm selected, it will make …
Metropolitan Dreams – Release details
Debut Novel Update My first novel, Metropolitan Dreams, will be submitted to Kindle Scout soon. To say that I am proud of the book would be an epic understatement. It has been an ambitious project to attempt for my first novel, but with the help of a very dedicated and talented editor (thank you, EJS), …
Myth Killing and Novel Filling
How to write a draft novel (maybe) Towards the end of last year (2015),ย I promised myself I would put the blinkers on and finish a draft novel. I didn't have a single word stored that I could use as a foundation for such a daunting project. I had nothing more than a collection of unrelated …
Spotlight: Flash DogsโThe Return! | Flash! Friday (Previous article)
Spotlight: Flash DogsโTheย Return! We had the privilege of interviewing the FlashDogs back at the beginning of 2015 with the launch of their first anthology. When I saw theyโd survived that inaugural attempt, I was impressed. But when rumors (oops, sorry guys,ย rumours) began circulating of a second anthology? Er, make that aย two-part anthology?!ย Madness. And since we …
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The last year of my life has been slightly dreamlike. I am not being over the top when I say that Flash Fiction has changed my life.ย It has helped me to focus on positive, creative and community projects when I was suffering deeply from grief. There are so many people that helped me with this …
