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Working on a series of 19th C historical novels. Charity bookshop volunteer.
Enjoy flash & short story competitions. Won the Jane Austen's House Short Story & National Association of Writers' Groups 100 x 100; shortlisted in The Cambridge Flash Fiction Prize 2021, Ovacome short story 2020 & Retreat West Micro; longlisted in Bath Flash Fiction and Retreat West Micro; published on Reflex Fiction.
Please visit me on instagram for photos which inspire my writing, as well as photos of my costumery and paper craft projects.
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Apologies Ida and Angela but I haven't been visiting the Townhouse so often & didn't see your comments sooner. I've been doing some voluntary work over the last few months & getting sidetracked with that. Hope your own writing projects are going well, Karen
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A masterclass in how to do a cover and blurb. Amazing, huge congratulations.
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My OH is used to me making up words. Sometimes I forget if words I use are in general usage.
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Loved this just as much on second reading, and as Libby said, the illustration complements the words beautifully.
A quick hi and catch up.
I haven't been in the Townhouse much recently because I have been doing a Thriller writing course. That of course means I am now busy rewriting my novel (ahem, yes it was that bad) and I hope to enter it in some first novel comps this year.
What are you all working on at the moment? Hope the words are flowing.
K.
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Big thank you to Angela, Kate, Lynn and Neil who kindly critiqued one of my flash pieces in October. Said flash sank without trace in the Cranked Anvil comp in Q4 of 2020. However resubbed with some edits it made the Bath Flash longlist this month. Cheers all of you. K.
Thanks for this Brigitte C I watched some of their crime writing week sponsored webinars & learned a lot so will def. look at these.