The premise behind Nick Bradley's "The Cat and the City" is sound enough: a series of short stories or vignettes that are linked together by a range of characters who variously flit in and out of each - and by the appearance of a calico cat in just about every one. The collection starts out … Continue reading “The Cat and the City”
Category: Short Stories
Writing Retreats: panning for gold…
I suspect just about everyone who attends a Writers' retreat uncovers a nugget of some kind. Often these priceless finds will be unearthed through informal interaction with other attendees, conversations over dinner, sharing writing experiences - or even experiences of life. At my first retreat four years ago (at Garsdale Retreat in North Yorkshire), my … Continue reading Writing Retreats: panning for gold…
Writing Retreat – mk. 2
The first time I enrolled on a writing retreat I ended up getting the inspiration for - and writing the initial short story of - my collection "Degrees of Separation". Next week I am enthusiastically anticipating my second retreat and hope for a similarly productive outcome! Once more I go into the week with questions … Continue reading Writing Retreat – mk. 2
Why I love making people…
If you were to ask me what I like best about writing prose then the answer is simple: making people. There is nothing quite like that feeling of giving life to a previously non-existent character, of forming them, building their history, giving them emotions, ambitions, plans. For each and every one of them the potential … Continue reading Why I love making people…
Free Kindle Book Promotion – the 3rd and final book!
The third book in my free three-book promotion is now available on Amazon: "Secrets & Wisdom" - 11th to 15th March A collection of short stories.
Free Kindle Book Promotion – the 2nd book!
The second book in my free three-book promotion is now available on Amazon: "Degrees of Separation" - 6th to 10th March This will be followed by "Secrets & Wisdom" - 11th to 15th March Both of these are collections of short stories.
Free Kindle Book Promotion
I have a free Kindle book promotion running over the next two weeks on Amazon: "At Maunston Quay" - 1st to 5th March "Degrees of Separation" - 6th to 10th March "Secrets & Wisdom" - 11th to 15th March
“The Snows of Kilimanjaro”
To call Ernest Heminway's "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" a collection of short stories is a mis-labelling. Indeed, it could be argued that very few of the eighteen tales within the book qualify as a 'short story'. Many are very short - almost vignettes - and a number, which all centre around the same character - … Continue reading “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”
“Men Without Women”
I have, in the not too distant past, been less than complimentary about Ernest Hemingway (To Have and Have Not). Undaunted, I decided to try "Men Without Women", and I confess to be really pleased to have done so. The stories are lean and enigmatic. The medium seems to suit Hemingway's somewhat 'punchy' style, and … Continue reading “Men Without Women”
Speed-dating
OK. Let's get a couple of things clear up front... This post isn't about speed-datingActually I've never had any experience of speed-dating, so if you hear anything to the contrary they are just vile rumours So, speed-dating. The 'topic' - or at least the title of the topic - comes from a recent post of … Continue reading Speed-dating
Ian Gouge - Writer 