#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 08/Oct/21

On 08/10/202103/10/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography7 Comments

Pictures to entertain, interest, and inspire you to create with words or images. Poem, story, play, novel, memory, essay, painting, drawing, sculpture, or another photograph? Up to you. You can, of course, just enjoy the pictures. My image is untitled to avoid directing you. But the title is here. If you use the prompt, you …

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An Excess of…Population

On 07/10/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction, Nature, opinion, politics, question32 Comments

A crowd in Rome. One aspect of the modern world that contributed to my urge to write the latest novel was the issue of population. It doesn’t feature much in the story, more of an aside, but was definitely an underlying stimulus to the idea of the book. In common with many people, my major …

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 07/Oct/21

On 07/10/202117/09/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography11 Comments

Pictures to entertain, spark interest, and inspire you to create with words or images, if you wish. Whether it’s a poem, story, play, novel, memory, essay, painting, drawing, sculpture, or another photograph is up to you. Or you can just enjoy the pictures. My image is untitled to avoid directing anyone. But you can find …

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Researching for the Novel.

On 06/10/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction, opinion, Progress, Reading6 Comments

When I was first struck by the idea for my latest novel ‘An Excess Of…’, I understood I’d need to do a good deal of research. Most topics touched on in the story were already familiar, but I felt I should deepen my knowledge in as many areas as possible. Underlying subjects explored in the …

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 06/Oct/21

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 05/Oct/21

On 05/10/202117/09/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography10 Comments

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It’s Out! Get it Here.

On 04/10/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction, Reading, Romance10 Comments

An Excess Of... The paperback is available now! Have you got your copy yet? Why not? This is the best book you’ll read this year – not that I’m biased, of course! Okay, I’ll try to calm my enthusiasm for my latest novel. But it’s exciting when you hold it for the first time in …

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 04/Oct/21

On 04/10/202117/09/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography12 Comments

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 03/Oct/21

On 03/10/202117/09/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography7 Comments

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Overwhelmed.

On 03/10/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction, Nature, opinion, politics, Progress, Reading10 Comments

Word cloud created through WordArt. If you’re already feeling down, please avoid this post. I’ve no wish to infect you with more burdens. But, unusually, I need to let others know how the state of the world affects me, and, therefore, billions of other caring individuals. I’m not alone. In the UK, the recent appalling …

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 02/Oct/21

On 02/10/202117/09/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography6 Comments

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 01/Oct/21

On 01/10/202117/09/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography13 Comments

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Storm Girl, by Linda Nicklin: #BookReview.

On 01/10/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction, opinion, Reading, Review5 Comments

365 pagesDystopian Science Fiction/Urban Fantasy A terrific story! This is adventure, mystery, social and political comment, and romance, rolled into one very well structured, compulsive story. The central protagonist, Angel, is feisty, courageous, enigmatic, curious, and a real survivor. Set in a time when climate change has wreaked havoc with the geographical, and therefore the …

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Today’s #PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 30/Sept/21

On 30/09/202111/09/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Photography2 Comments

Pictures to entertain, bring joy, and inspire you to create with words or images, if you wish. Whether that’s a poem, story, play, novel, memory, essay, painting, drawing, sculpture, or another photograph is up to you. Don’t feel obliged: you can just enjoy the pictures. My image is untitled to avoid directing anyone. If you …

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