Monthly mindscape - feline
It’s that time again, a chance for me to have a little fun with fiction and bring you along for the ride. And I’m particularly excited about this month’s because the picture I found involves a cat! Anyone who knows me will already know I’m a cat lover and while Dan and I can’t have one in our current flat, we have grand plans for a cat (and a dog)…
Monthly mindscape - listen
It’s time for another slice of fiction here on the blog and I’m really looking forward to it this month. I’ve been reading a lot of fiction lately and am finding it’s really inspiring my writing. The picture I chose this month is by Elizabeth Dhokia, someone I’ve been following for a long time. The image spoke to me as I’m finding myself in my headphones a lot right now.…
Monthly mindscape - Lines
Last month for my monthly mindscape I shared a story about my favourite birthday. This month I’m going back to the original format, picking an image found on Instagram and writing a short piece of fiction with this as the prompt. This is my play-time on the blog. I get to explore topics in a more creative way and generally have a bit of fun flexing my fiction-writing muscles. This…
Monthly mindscape - birthday
It’s time for another monthly mindscape and today is my birthday! I’m turning 34 and thought instead of writing a piece of fiction, I’d tell you the story of one of my favourite birthdays. I’ve never been a big birthday person, in all honesty. If I get some sort of cake or baked good and a glass of prosecco - I’m happy. Going out to eat is usually my favourite…
Monthly mindscape - desert
How has the first month of 2020 treated you? I realised as I was planning my blog content for January that I totally missed my monthly mindscape for December - there was so much going on with the redesign it slipped through the net. I’m pleased to bring it back though - I’ve talked before about the fact that these posts always do the worst traffic-wise, but I keep doing…
Monthly mindscape - kids
Another month has come and gone as always in the blink of an eye. I always start feeling reflective at this time of year, looking back at the year and thinking how much has changed, or indeed how much has not changed. This idea of looking back is, I believe, going to come through in this month’s flash fiction piece. For the image prompt, I picked something a little different,…
Monthly mindscape - storm
Well, October just flew by didn’t it? I probably feel that way because I had a lovely break at the start of this month, so I had to squish some work into the remaining weeks. It’s been a month of connection, that’s for sure. Lots of meetings, dinners and talking which has been pretty wonderful. Now though, it’s my favourite time of the month - the time I get to…
Monthly Mindscape - People Watching
We are officially heading into the last quarter of the year, I wonder how your year has been so far? Personally I’m very much ready for a rest and thankfully I’m actually in the midst of a break from work right now. Feel like I need a moment to pause, breathe and gear myself up for the last few months of the year. Now though, it’s time for another Monthly…
Monthly mindscape - Silent
How on earth are we coming to the end of summer? Time moves in incredible ways, doesn’t it. I hope you’ve all had a wonderful August, I’m really looking forward to writing this month’s short story. I’m listening to Trills, a band that I think is the *perfect* soundtrack for writing. The image I’ve chosen to inspire this month’s story comes from Cathy (@lostinafire). I’ve been following Cathy for some…
Monthly mindscape - clean
How is your summer going so far? Mine started off in a flurry of activity but is slowly calming down, which is nice. We’re at the end of July which means it’s time for another piece of flash fiction. Every month I find an image on Instagram that inspires me and flex my creative writing skills. This month, I found an image by Bronte that immediately got my mind whirring.…