Musings, advice, ramblings, rants and on writing.
Dave Barclay and Margaret Murphy interviewed by Radio York’s Ross Dickinson. In two parts, Part1 tells the story of how our collaboration began, and something of our individual backgrounds. A D Garrett Radio York interview (part 1) Part2 deals with how we plan the… Read more
In this extract from The Great Gatsby, I’ve taken out the extra description and insights in the characters’ thoughts and feelings. (With apologies to F Scott Fitzgerald) ‘Oh, hello, old sport,’ he said. ‘It’s stopped raining.’ ‘Has it?’ He repeated the news to Daisy. ‘What… Read more
What makes a good Short Story? Thankfully, there is no formula. Short stories may be descriptive, narrative, and poetic or dramatic and fast-paced, reliant on sharp dialogue with almost no description at all. But every short story, like every story ever told must engage. The… Read more
