Blog posts with my creative writing experiments
Day 6 of NaNoWriMo and I spent the weekend away, walking and travelling, which left little time for writing.
One thing I wanted to do was write a short story – a very short story – of only 750 words. But what would the story be about? Continue reading “Is 750 words enough?”
I started off writing a short story, for day 5 of NaNoWriMo #30days30shorts, and it just blossomed into something beyond my control.
2,000 words down, and I hadn’t even got to the crux of the story I had originally planned.
Actually, my main protagonist was based on a minor character in my Tang dynasty historical novel. Now I’m beginning to wonder if she can be contained in a short story or whether I need something larger… like a novella. Continue reading “Birth of a novella?”
A blog post I wrote for Leila Dewji, and initially posted on a self-publishing website, was subsequently picked up by the Writers & Artists site. 
You can read the full article Writers and Artists: Top Tips for NaNoWriMo
What happens if you buy a second-hand laptop, and find it contains murderous secrets?
For today’s NaNo story, I’ve stayed firmly in the present day. It could have been a romance… But, no, that would be too easy. So I went for a psychological thriller instead.
#30days30shorts
This one was more of a challenge. The task? To write a short story using dialogue only.
I cheated a little by turning it into a chat show interview, with an obnoxious host and a young lad who everyone believes is a hero… until he confesses all.
Another sci-fi theme. Need to find a different genre for the next one.
Day three of #30days30shorts.
Ruth Livingstone 