Tag Archives: stories

Little House on the…

A writer’s brain is always active, always looking for something to feed on…

It is inorganics rubbish time in my suburb and alongside the usual broken laundry racks and broom handles, I found this:

Who lives there?
How did this tiny house come to be situated in the middle of a park in central Auckland?

These are the things stories are made of, because of course a writer’s imagination never switches off.

Maybe you have an idea for a story about this house. Post it here for others to see! I will post a short one too.

Blood sport

From my online reading about writing today:

‘Writing is a blood sport. Your protagonist is going to suffer. Don’t make it easy for them.’

I never realised how sadistic a job writing fiction can be…I guess a story is more gripping when the protagonist has a lot to overcome. Food for thought…