Author Archives: Michelle

Wordless Wednesday

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Michelle

Every Wednesday we feature a photograph to inspire your writing. Photo courtesy of Flickr user ashley rose

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Best-loved books

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Michelle

This is just a bit of fun…In bold are the books I’ve read in their entirety, in italics are the ones I started but didn’t finish or read only an excerpt. In brackets are the ones I’ve never read. Apparently … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Michelle

Every Wednesday we feature a photograph to inspire your writing.

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Interview with prize-winning author Vanessa Gebbie

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Michelle

To tie-in with National Short Story week, I interviewed top prize-winning author Vanessa Gebbie. Can you tell us a bit about the new collection ‘Storm Warning’? It’s a collection of short stories and flash fiction, and it’s themed. The subtitle … Continue reading →

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NaNo Update – abandoned ship!

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Michelle

I have officially given up with this year’s NaNoWriMo. It’s just not the right time for me to be embarking on a large-scale project. Still, I managed to write 12,000 words (in one week!), so all is not lost. I … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Michelle

Every Wednesday we feature a photograph to inspire your writing. Photo courtesy of Flickr user ashley rose

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Interview with Lorraine Mace from the Flash500 competition

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Michelle

Lorraine Mace is a columnist with Writing Magazine and deputy editor and writing agony aunt for Words with JAM. Winner of the Petra Kenney International Poetry Award (comic verse category), she writes fiction for the women’s magazine market, features for … Continue reading →

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Writing forum

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Michelle

As my NaNoWriMo progress slides down the toilet, I just wanted to mention the creative writers’ forum over on the main Winning Words page. It’s still in its infancy, but obviously the more writers that pop over there and get … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Michelle

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Interview with Tom Vowler

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Michelle

Tom Vowler has just been awarded the Scott Prize, an international annual prize for a first collection of short stories by a single author. Congratulations on winning the Scott Prize. How did it all come about? Thanks, Michelle. I wrote … Continue reading →

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