The Writers' Block #14 - Theme: confusion resolved ‘I don’t understand.’ ‘Can you confirm your name, please?’ She wasn’t joking. ‘Thomas...

Task: Feature colour White. They had to be white. She was that kind of woman. I was so confident that I staked my dinner money on it....

Task: Choose a book at random and open at a random page. Select the first five similies and metaphors, then use them in a story ‘I’m not...

The Writers' Block #13 - Theme: fatal flaw ‘We don’t even know what they’re called.’ Callum had been the first to break the silence as...

The Writers' Block #12 - Theme: quest He grabbed his trusty bollock-knife, crawled on his belly and peered over the hilltop. Callum could...

I am an actor and writer. No two days are the same. That’s part of the lifestyle I accept and face-up to. Most people, I am sure, abhor...

I’m not sure how long I had been asleep with my eyes open but when I resurfaced from my stupor they were dry. I let the lids close and...

The Writers' Block #11 - Theme: love across the divide She was Little Miss Perfect in her slimline business suit and stylish black shoes;...

The Writers' Block #10 - Theme: beating the monster Last night one laid on top of me. I felt the deadweight on my legs. Another was...

The Writers' Block #9 - Theme: a debt that must be paid My learned and distinguished colleagues, I understand that I may perhaps be the...