Monthly Archives: April 2014

Sentence Fragments: How to Use Them

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Karen Whitelaw

Pedants point smugly and sneer, ‘That’s not a sentence.’ Microsoft Word screams when we use them. But many writers write in fragments and to great effect. Good fragments aren’t made by chopping off any old sentence randomly. Fragments are short … Continue reading →

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Friday Fictioneers – 18th April

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Karen Whitelaw

Every Friday writers from around the world contribute 100 word stories prompted by a photograph supplied by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields to Friday Fictioneers. I love constructive comments on my stories. The Dragon Trevor must have sped straight to the hospital after … Continue reading →

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Launch of ‘Mirrors – The Writing Workshop Anthology’

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Karen Whitelaw

There’s nothing quite like the excitement and buzz that surrounds the launch of a book. The hard work is done. The clumps of hair you ripped out in despair have grown back. Your friends and family are here and are … Continue reading →

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Friday Fictioneers – 11th April

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Karen Whitelaw

Every Friday writers from around the world contribute 100 word stories prompted by a photograph supplied by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields to Friday Fictioneers. Everyone is welcome to contribute and we love comments on our stories. To honour the English Queen Mayor … Continue reading →

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E-Book Launch

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Karen Whitelaw

The long awaited collection, Mirrors, will be published tomorrow night! The authors have put up their feet now, and so can you while you enjoy the read. Here’s a taste of what you’ll find inside the cover. Mirrors is an … Continue reading →

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