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Blog posts for readers & writers

Christmas cake style tray bake

December 8, 2023 cheryl Leave a comment

Quick, easy and impressive! Dress it up with royal icing, even marzipan, or keep the decoration simple. You could also…

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Posted in: Recipes Filed under: cake recipes, christmas baking, fruit cake, traybake recipe

Her voice echoed around the stacks with no reply

December 6, 2023 cheryl 3 Comments

Judy hadn’t deliberately become locked in the library. She’d told her colleague, Moira, goodbye, and had left an hour earlier.…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Writing prompts Filed under: cherylswritingprompt, Fantasy, flash fiction, short stories, writing, writing prompts

Out of the corner of my eye I saw a flash.…

December 4, 2023 cheryl

The woods were quiet that morning, the way I like them. A dull day with a fine drizzle of rain…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Writing prompts Filed under: flash fiction, short stories, writing, writing prompts

Christmas paperback sale!

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We all know books make great gifts. I know many of you have enjoyed various of my books over time,…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News

He read at a pirate party

November 29, 2023 cheryl 3 Comments

Long John Silver took a fancy to him when the pirates raided the ship en route to the new plantations…

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Tower Bridge and the sea picture prompt

November 27, 2023 cheryl 2 Comments

The change had been gradual. Heat building, day by day, month by month. The scorched earth cracked, swallowing London one,…

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The kid was in trouble

November 25, 2023 cheryl 3 Comments

Addie spotted him in the supermarket queue, pretending he wasn’t with the woman who must be his mother going by…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Writing prompts Filed under: cherylswritingprompt, flash fiction, short stories, writing, writing prompts

As soon as the ship had sailed…

November 20, 2023 cheryl 5 Comments

As soon as the ship had sailed… Mara danced a little (sailor’s) jig of joy on the balcony overlooking the…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Writing prompts Filed under: cherylswritingprompt, flash fiction, short stories, women's fiction, writing

End of the road picture prompt

November 18, 2023 cheryl 4 Comments

A picture prompt this time. What’s happening here? The scene gave new – and literal – meaning to the phrase…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Writing prompts Filed under: cherylswritingprompt, flash fiction, short stories, writing, writing prompts

Christmas at Hummingbird House by Jane Harvey

November 15, 2023 cheryl

Jane Harvey’s Christmas tale is a delight for her many fans of the residents of Hummingbird House and their inter-related…

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Posted in: Book reviews Filed under: short stories, women's fiction, writing

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  • About the author
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  • Blog posts for readers & writers
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