Writing advice and short stories

Advice and comment on writing and some examples

This is where we share presentations from the writing group on all aspects of writing, from ideas to publication and everything in between. We also include some fiction writing as we try to put our advice into action.

Historical fiction: Die, Die, Die

Continuing our historical fiction theme, in this week’s instalment, an ancient Briton fights the Roman invaders.
Historical fiction: The Jews’ Garden

Continuing our theme of historical fiction, we’ve been trying our hands at writing our own. First up, Elaine Graham-Leigh on young love in a time of medieval antisemitism.
Historical fiction: Bringing the past to life, seeing the world through your protagonist’s eyes

‘The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.’ So said Lao Tzu 1450 years ago, and the experience of every novelist since then has illustrated it.
Examples of flash fiction continued

Elaine Graham-Leigh channels an Anglo-Saxon woman remembering a local battle.
Examples of flash fiction

Susie Helme imagines a victim of slavery getting her own back.
Writing advice blog: compelling flash fiction

Susie Helme Flash fiction is a genre of fiction which is short and quick. It is defined as a very short story of under 500 words (or whatever wordcount is specified) which encapsulates an entire story. It is not just a scene, but rather is structured, with a beginning, middle and end, and it has…