Archive for January, 2014

Monster Cards – An Update

Friday, January 31st, 2014

Well the monster cards for the game I’ve designed are on order and I am looking into print on demand as well as having my own bulk stock. Photos as soon as they are here and they will be going sold here and in my etsy shop 🙂 I want to produce an app version […]

The Hidden Garden

Thursday, January 30th, 2014

The office was unbearably hot, the aircon had died and due to the scorcher of a summer they were having the shops were all out of new units! Samantha sighed and stretched in her swivel chair, she was drenched in sweat already. It didn’t help that the window was actually nailed shut! Her micro-managing boss […]

Story Starters – yep more

Wednesday, January 29th, 2014

These are openings for stories which writers can use to get writing – it started as a twitter meme. 1) He was too old for this, the years weighed heavily on his still firm frame, white hair flowed down his back and the beard was straggily. 2) The garden had a patio area hidden amongst […]

The Cavern – Part 18

Tuesday, January 28th, 2014

We froze, someone hiccuped, the bang came again and again and then we heard the desperate voices. ‘Is there anybody there? Please, PLEASE?! Help!’ I was the first to move as I jumped over boxes to the door, my lecture was there moments after with a weapon, we opened the door with some difficulty due […]

The Cavern – Part 17

Monday, January 27th, 2014

I gestured for us all to huddle together, ‘we need to be quiet and I think they will go away,’ the medic nodded but I was so uncertain of my statement and yet I could see the need in their eyes to believe what I was saying. ‘We should sleep,’ I said, startled eyes scorned […]

The Musical Muse – Writing Inspiration

Sunday, January 26th, 2014

Music can be a great source of inspiration to writers, why not have a look at your music collection. List the names of ten albums or the bands themselves. Use this list to write from. Write the album name as a title adn begin to write, don’t worry about what the album actually is about […]

Yep More Story Starters

Saturday, January 25th, 2014

These are my story starters which can be used as openings for stories – it started as a twitter meme. These ones are slightly too long for tweets but I thought I’d share them anyway. 1) Ambient lighting filled the bar, it looked rustic and old but was a well oiled sleek money making machine […]

The Story Box

Friday, January 24th, 2014

A lovely exercise to get the creative juices flowing is to get a money box and turn it into a story box. Set it up on a shelf or table with strips of paper and pens, then when ever someone visits your house get them to write a sentence down and to post it into […]

China in Her Face

Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

‘When they begged for mercy I cut them to shards a piece at a time. You ask what I feel about the monstrous actions I took and I tell you sir that they were not monstrous but beautiful and just. How dare you speak of mercy and torture – You who have glued my face […]

The Light Orbs – Picture a Story

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014

I’m sharing this picture so that other writers may use it as writing inspiration. Look at the picture for a while, what is the story behind it? Is it magical? Just lights for decoration? What happens under their glow? More pictures can be found at Salaric Photography.