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Noodles while you’re sleeping at Daily Science Fiction

January 8, 2021January 6, 2021 Categories: Thoughts · WritingTags: daily science fiction · flash fiction · Noodles while you're sleeping · publication · science fiction · short stories · writingLeave a comment

My flash fiction piece Noodles while you’re sleeping has been published over at Daily Science Fiction

Making your marks – On the joys of typing

March 13, 2020March 8, 2020 Categories: Thoughts · WritingTags: am writing · handwriting · typing · writingLeave a comment

On the joys of typing, and the unexpected pleasures of keyboard reviews.

Keeping your ears busy: Writing playlists

March 6, 2020March 4, 2020 Categories: Music · Thoughts · Writing · Writing EarwormsTags: am writing · earworm · soundtrack · writing · writing musicLeave a comment

Music to write words to – a selection of playlists and albums to help soften the silence in my writing cave.

Officially claiming my writing den

January 24, 2020 Categories: Thoughts · WritingTags: desk · mascots · writing · writing den2 Comments

On claiming an area for writing. Including aliens, harmonicas and some old school psychologists.

#VSS365 – a daily dose of inspiration

January 11, 2020 Categories: Thoughts · WritingTags: #vss365 · creative writing · prompts · twitter · writing · writing communityLeave a comment

Finding a daily dose of inspiration with #vss365 to brighten up the edges of January

A summer of [BLANK]

June 9, 2018 Categories: ThoughtsTags: drawing · Psychology · summer · writingLeave a comment

On what to do with a summer’s break

News Bash

June 10, 2017August 16, 2017 Categories: Books · Thoughts · WritingTags: Grind Spark · writing7 Comments

Today I return to the Dust Lounge to move some dust around, and generally bash your eyes with NEWS, sweet NEWS. And this news doesn’t involve any voting, politics or fact-checking so y’all can relax.

Do you write with plots or pants?

March 19, 2017August 13, 2017 Categories: WritingTags: plotting · writing2 Comments

Here’s the question – are you a plotter or a pantser?

Do you work out the ins-and-the-outs of what’s going to be happening in that story you’re about to tell, or do you sit down and let your pants take you where they will?

Are you an organised planner, or do you set a fire under yourself and write by the seat of your literary pants?

Chatting with Mark A King – author of Metropolitan Dreams

March 15, 2017August 27, 2017 Categories: Books · WritingTags: cheese · Flashdogs · interview with an author · writing1 Comment

Today I am all sorts of pleased to welcome Mark A King to the Dust Lounge. The author of brilliant debut novel Metropolitan Dreams, and general all around top dude, we chatted about all things bookish, inspiration and cheese.

So without further ado, let’s get down to the good stuff.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tamara writes mainly dark, surreal tales with a touch of science fiction. Her novel Grind Spark was longlisted for the Bath Novel Award 2014.

She has been published in various places including The Arcanist, The Alarmist Magazine, New Scientist Culture Lab, 365 Tomorrows, The FlashDogs Volumes 1 and 2, and Flash Fiction Magazine.

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