writing

#NopeFlashFiction Halloween Writing Competition

Nopebook HQ are delighted to announce the opening of our very first writing competition, #NopeFlashFiction! Our panel of judges will be looking for your very best spooky short stories around the theme of Halloween. This can be interpreted however you like, but stories must relate in some way to this theme. …

How to Write Believable Sex Scenes

Earlier in the month I had the pleasure of attending a talk on “Writing True Sex” with Monique Roffey, the author of The Tryst, and Leone Ross, one of my favourite lecturers and author of her new short story series, Come Let us Sing Anyway. I came in 20 minutes …