Writing/everything is hard

So, “restarting my blog” went well, didn’t it?

I had a bit of a writing hiatus during December, but January feels better.

Had my first taste of publisher rejection before Christmas (wrote a short story back in October for an anthology, which was “borderline” but not quite right). The first in a long line of disappointments, which is half the fun of being A Writer.

Started another story about a manipulative priestess and a giant crab. One day a publisher will appreciate my talent and send me a limo pfffff.

Genuinely good; I won 1st prize for Flash Fiction and 2nd for Poetry in a competition at Nottingham Writer’s Studio. I am so proud of my wee trophy! The hardest thing for me is just getting started, so events are a great motivator.

I’ve got a couple of fun things to write for Left Lion too over the next month. I like to think stuff like this is my “real job”…

2018 resolutions are Fitter, Happier, More Productive. And get published (ha).

Love Lovecraft.

Just finished reading the very horrible "Under the Pyramids" by H. P. Lovecraft.

Egyptian mythology is probably my most enduring freak-out; when I was little I wanted to dig up mummies, until I started having nightmares about them.

So thank you Love. I am shitting myself. That sent shivers down my spine!

I do like him though, he's like Poe in space.

ONLY BY DAYLIGHT.

I don’t usually buy a book based on it’s cover, but this is an exception!