Leaves from the Wyldwood – Page 4

Clouds

So… I haven’t done one of these for quite a few years. That’s a lie. What I meant to say is… I’ve not posted something that remains so largely raw and untouched (freshly cut from the imagination) and handed it over for public consumption. I …

Lost amidst the forests of the mind…

…where I sit and dream and write. For those wondering what is happening with “Glade”, I should mention that I have started work on the last few parts. In saying that, it is still quite some way from being released. There are parts that I need to rethink. …

Running Upstream

How do you choose a book? I was asked this question a few months ago by a visitor to this blog. You won’t see the question if you search the comments. The reason is not that I deleted it, but because the person asking the …

15 Interesting Facts about Reading for International Literacy Day

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Five Fascinating Facts about Mary Shelley

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Dialogue (or avin’ a natter)

Dialogue in stories, be they long or short, is always important. The words we use either repel the reader or draw them in. If the dialogue is weak then the story suffers. I’ve read a number of books in my life that have both good …

How To Be Creative: Tip of the Week #2

I was unable to reblog the original link from the awesomely creative artist, Magny Tjelta, but here is the link to her website for you to go and find out for yourself just how stunning her work is. Trust me, it’s well worth it! https://magicofcreativity.com/creativity-tip-of-the-week-2-give-your-creativity-an-art-energy-snack/ …

Scream!

Sometime during the twilight hours on an unremarkable day last month, I stumbled across a website entitled “Back from the Depths” (…the website seems to have been abandoned or may possibly be dead… but the content still remains in all its grotesque splendour). “Back from the Depths” is/was a …

The Forgotten Picnic Basket

In between shaping earth, scribbling in notebooks and bringing Mac back from the dead, I have also been working with an author/illustrator on their short story, “The Forgotten Picnic Basket“. The story is a simple, but heartwarming, tale about a forgotten picnic basket and the little mouse …

“Glade” – another excerpt

As I haven’t posted much in the last few months, I have decided to post another brief excerpt from “GLADE” (brief being the keyword here). This glittering shard of text is part of the poem that presents itself to the reader, all draped in leaves and …