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Tuned in Stories at Story Studio, Komedia Brighton

By | April 12, 2011

Short Fuse has changed their name to Story Studio and the night on Sunday was a great success. The theme for the night was “Tunes” and apart from traditional story readings the audience was treated to visual art by Lee Thacker, singing by Pam Hewitt an…

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Reaping my Shorts

By | April 9, 2011

I dedicated last year to short stories. And now I’m reaping what I sow ..*On Sunday I’m reading at Story Studio (former Short Fuse) at Komedia. The theme for this night is Tunes so I re-submitted the story I read at the Edge of the Sea Festival in Augu…

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At the Edge of the Sea Festival

By | August 29, 2010

Yesterday I was on stage at Concorde2 for the first time. I opened At the Edge of the Sea Festival by reading my short story I’m from further North than you, which was inspired by a Wedding Present song with the same title.(The Short Story organisation…

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A Different View

By | July 19, 2010

No, I’m not going to talk about POINT OF VIEW in writing. I’m going to write about that sometimes writers need a different view so they can relax and re-energise.I’m the kind of person who find it hard to have a proper holiday. I often think that I sho…

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A Writer Needs to Learn to be Alone

By | June 27, 2010

When I did the creative writing course at “Jakan” in Stockholm we did a field trip to Norstedts – one of Sweden’s biggest publishing companies. What I remember the most is that the editor who showed us around said that in order to become a writer you …

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Can you compete in writing?

By | May 30, 2010

In running it’s obvious. The first person to cross the finishing line is the winner. It’s neither subjective or objective. It’s logic.With writing it’s a little bit different. The person who judges your work needs to feel some kind of connection, and …

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Short Fuse Story Salon

By | May 10, 2010

I was very happy to be part of Short Fuse Story Salon at Komedia yesterday. Writers were invited to submit stories that “pushes the boundaries of what a short story can be, and experiments in some way with voice or form.” The story I read is called EX …

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