Lynne Clark

It's time for a Minx update: Izzy as a young whippersnapper wasn't liked enough by any agents—though some thought she had promise, she...

As I've been re-writing How to Breathe Underwater, I've been pulling out some of the writing that was all backstory, and was slowing the...

A sad little poem. I've been here many times in my youth. Trust me, he murmurs, her ear a pink shell curved to receive his bounty, the...

"Elliot slid his fingers over the ribbed cuff of the hoodie. No catches, no frayed edge. He raised his arm to his nose, enjoying the he

I have a poem for you today. Earlier this year, I took part in an online competition to write flash fiction, or a short poem, from this...

Your short story for Thursday... It was the custard tart's fault. The Improved Portable Steam Oven Company™ had picked Barton, Caz and me...

This is the second flash fiction piece originally published by Ether, now here for your enjoyment. It’s depressing, being a ghost with a...

I have had two pieces of flash fiction published, but sadly Ether Books, the publisher has now closed down, so these stories aren't...

It was all going so well, until I read today's Advice To Writers quote... For All Your Cutting, There Is Usually More to Come For all...

Did I ever introduce you to Millie the Mad Cat? She of the bitey-snappy-teeth and the rendy-slashy-claws? Today's classic quote from...

I've been reading this... Hot to Create Tension Like Andy Weir Did In The Martian It's one of ProWritingAid's excellent articles, and...

It doesn't matter what time of day you work, but you have to work every day because creation, like life, is always slipping away from...

A lovely quotation from Advice to Writers today, as an obituary to the wonderful Ursula K. Le Guin. Here's to our passion, and the...

Advice to Writers quotes are hugely enjoyable; I subscribe to them, and they land in my inbox without fail each day. Some inspire me,...

Stop Worrying About Writing a Great Novel With characterization, you have to let go. You’ve got to release yourself from your grandiose...

How is Shayne, she who hates goats, going to find a way to love them?

Advice to Writers You Won't Be Able to Quit If you’re going to be a writer you’ll probably take a lot of wrong turns and then one day...

I told you that The Minx Girls was only a temporary name, didn't I? The series has been rechristened, and I LOVE the new name! So......

from Advice to Writers Acquire a Cat If you want to concentrate deeply on some problem, and especially some piece of writing or...

It's been a tough old Spring. I have got the multi-revised version of Tower, book one of The Minx Girls (yes, the series has a new...