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Now for something completely different!

Just to prove that I don’t always write tales of murder and mayhem, I’d like to draw everyone’s attention to my story ‘The Leading Lady’, included in the latest issue of The People’s Friend. The inspiration came from one of my mother’s anecdotes about her time in amateur operatics and I think she’d have been delighted with the illustration. I certainly am.

The Leading Lady in TPF

10 April, 2013 - Make the first comment on this story

Writers’ Forum

I’ve long been an admirer of prolific writer Sally Quilford and hope one day to meet her in person.  It was partly due to Sally’s advice and encouragement since we became Facebook friends that I went ahead with a plan to group some of my short stories into collections and upload them onto Amazon.

That being so, I was proud and delighted when Sally invited me to contribute some thoughts on competition writing for her column last month.

Writers Forum article

9 April, 2013 - Make the first comment on this story

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