Author Archives: Karen Whitelaw

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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Friday Fictioneers – March 21

Posted on March 20, 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. Letters from Abroad My sister’s letters … Continue reading →

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Friday Fictioneers – March 14

Posted on March 13, 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. The Straight and Narrow My husband … Continue reading →

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Field of Flowers Award

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Karen Whitelaw

Zainab Javid kindly nominated me for this award. Thank you so much, Zainab. I’m very honoured. I’ve been following Zainab’s blog for a few months. It’s a delight. Her photographs and drawings are exquisite. On the top of her homepage … Continue reading →

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Mirrors – The Writing Workshop Anthology

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Karen Whitelaw

Remember your first time? The first time a piece of your writing was published? How your heart tap-danced on your ribs? How you wanted to stick your chest out proudly and at the same time hide under your bed? Remember … Continue reading →

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The Land – Friday Fictioneers

Posted on March 6, 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.The Land In the beforetime people lived … Continue reading →

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A Fresh Look at Verbs

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Karen Whitelaw

Verbs provide the energy and action of our sentences. They can make our writing powerful and vibrant, or flat and ordinary. Considering how important they are we often don’t give them the attention they deserve. Here’s an exercise I found, … Continue reading →

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Friday Fictioneers – 21st February

Posted on February 20, 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. Waiting We wait in silence for … Continue reading →

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