End of the week

It's been a bit of an odd week, one way and another.

After my recent rant about employers never responding to applications I've had five replies this week - all negative (several have decided not to fill the post) - but at least responses. It had me wondering whether they'd read my blog...

My recent plotting problem solved itself at three in the morning, when I woke up and thought 'of course!'. Fortunately my light bulb moment wasn't lost when I awoke properly several hours later.

I received my latest assignment back from my WB tutor. A bit of a mixed bag really as he liked my work - he felt it was well written and amusing (when it was supposed to be, fortunately!) but, on the downside, he didn't feel it was suited to the market. He informed me both items were perfect for a regular column, which would be nice if I had one, but not for a one off article. So, all I need is a column and I'm sorted...

I had a go at flash fiction the other day while waiting for my plot problems to sort themselves out. It was quite fun to try and produce a compelling story in such a short place. My wife read it and said it left her wanting answers to what had already happened - I think that's a good thing?

I had originally decided to post one of my articles on this post for you all to read. However, I have since remembered  a recent post on the WB forum where a student asked for a look at other students work so he could use it for himself. Under the circumstances I decided against posting it. (please don't take this personally, I'm sure you don't need to steal my rubbish, but this blog is open to the world...).

One last thing and then I'm off. Sally Quiller has written a blog about the many ways in which we writers are ripped off. It is an extremely informative piece which should be read by every new writer. take a look at  http://sallyquilfordblog.co.uk/

That's it for today. Have a great weekend