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Back on the Friday Fictioneers wagon. The first draft I wrote for this week's photo prompt was a bit 'blah' so I rewrote it and - hopefully - made it more interesting and amusing:
I find FF generally an effective way to encourage me to write content for my blog, although I'm not sure how well it reaches into the wider blog-world.
In the past couple of weeks I have been fortunate to visit a couple of local attractions where the owners have given us informative and entertaining talks and demonstrations. Over our refreshments yesterday the discussion was on what makes a good speaker and I have used the recent examples to explore this in a blog post. Having given a few myself in the past I will feel honour bound to follow up with one on common faults! http://www.adbwilliams.co.uk/blog/
Carol, that all sounds very daunting to me but then I confess I have never tried writing anything of great length. Good luck with your submission which I am sure will be on time and hope you get some helpful feedback for the next stage.
Claudia, I couldn't have written that story in 1000 words let alone 100. Cutting things to the bone indeed.
Claudia, I couldn't have written that story in 1000 words let alone 100. Cutting things to the bone indeed.
Yes, it's quite a challenge. You really do have to write the story with lots of inference, if that makes sense, so that the reader can fill in the gaps.
He he - well, have to keep up appearances. I wouldn't dream of 'venting' on FB, and anyway it was genuinely great to see my cousin and his wife - we have a lot in common and they're lovely, lovely people. (She sent me an apology about us having to cope with her 'difficult parents'.)
Don't know what happened yesterday - I completely forgot about Friday Fictioneers and now I'm too busy and distracted to think about a story for this week's prompt. Oh well - there's always next week.
A visit yesterday to the site of a mining disaster back in 1892, now a nature reserve, made me think of all the other memorials I have seen in the area, including the Wales National Mining Memorial. Far too many to be mourned. What a contrast to its industrial past and there must be still plenty around who recall its former life as it was only in the sixties that it ceased to be used for open cast work. http://www.adbwilliams.co.uk/blog/
I've been working on my latest article which includes references to working wind and watermills. I love buying the flour from them and using it in my baking. The products can vary quite a bit from mill to mill depending on how finely they can grind the grain. Not all the images in my collection are working mills, however, and one I passed recently is probably more famous as a location for dramas. I wonder how many will recognise it? http://www.adbwilliams.co.uk/blog/
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https://susan-a-eamestravelfictionandphotos.blogspot.com/2019/07/jeans-little-helper-100-word-story.html
https://lizy-writes.blogspot.com/2019/07/dinner-story-for-friday-fictioneers-in.html
https://www.carol-bevitt.co.uk/2019/07/im-back.html
https://lizy-writes.blogspot.com/2019/07/marvins-extraordinary-experience-story.html
https://www.carol-bevitt.co.uk/2019/07/conference-season.html
https://lizy-writes.blogspot.com/2019/07/chuffer-train-little-story-in-hunderd.html
https://susan-a-eamestravelfictionandphotos.blogspot.com/2019/07/castaway-100-word-story.html
https://www.carol-bevitt.co.uk/2019/07/counting-down.html
http://www.adbwilliams.co.uk/blog/
Carol, that all sounds very daunting to me but then I confess I have never tried writing anything of great length. Good luck with your submission which I am sure will be on time and hope you get some helpful feedback for the next stage.
Claudia, I couldn't have written that story in 1000 words let alone 100. Cutting things to the bone indeed.
Here's mine - a very different take on the same photo.
https://lizy-writes.blogspot.com/2019/08/flying-visit-jake-dropped-bombshell-at.html
http://lizy-writes.blogspot.com/2019/08/boys-will-be-boys-story-in-100-words.html
I use it for venting far more often than I should.
https://www.carol-bevitt.co.uk/2019/08/three-weeks-to-go-progress-report.html
https://susan-a-eamestravelfictionandphotos.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-perfect-band-name-100-word-story.html
http://lizy-writes.blogspot.com/2019/08/twenty-something.html
https://lizy-writes.blogspot.com/2019/08/shark-story-in-less-than-100-words.html
https://www.carol-bevitt.co.uk/2019/08/almost-there.html
http://www.adbwilliams.co.uk/blog/
https://susan-a-eamestravelfictionandphotos.blogspot.com/2019/08/pushing-boundaries.html
Carol - no wonder you're knackered enough to trip over a step you've known for years.
Claudia - I shall not read yours till I've written mine. The photo took me by surprise - I didn't realise Weds came round that quickly!
Here's mine. https://lizy-writes.blogspot.com/2019/08/michaels-grandson.html
I've just received a comment that has stopped me in my tracks. I'm giving it some thought before I decide how to respond.
A quick round-up of this month and events I'm attending in September...
https://www.carol-bevitt.co.uk/2019/08/ive-survived-august-now-its-september.html
I've been working on my latest article which includes references to working wind and watermills. I love buying the flour from them and using it in my baking. The products can vary quite a bit from mill to mill depending on how finely they can grind the grain. Not all the images in my collection are working mills, however, and one I passed recently is probably more famous as a location for dramas. I wonder how many will recognise it?
http://www.adbwilliams.co.uk/blog/
https://susan-a-eamestravelfictionandphotos.blogspot.com/2019/09/disguise-100-word-story.html