Dec 2, 2016 | Blogroll, Writing
Writing is Bad for You? By Geoff Nelder I gave a talk on Releasing Your Inner Writer to an appreciative audience of 60 retirees in Ruthin, Wales, making up their branch of U3A: the University of the Third Age. Simple, right? Not when I did the research. The two...
Feb 22, 2016 | Blogroll, Genre: Science Fiction, Writing
When not to write science fiction Geoff Nelder’s guidance notes to short fiction competitors These notes are the result in my being a short fiction judge in several competitions over the years including the Eros & Rust, and the Whittaker. Introduction Is there...
Oct 10, 2015 | Blogroll, Writing
World’s End Geoff Nelder © 2003 You would have laughed, anyone would. They certainly did. The black lycra shorts; the primary colours in the close fitted shirt; the polycarbonate helmet that when it rained wet his hair in stripes. The laugh was that he...
Aug 1, 2015 | Blogroll, Writing
A few years ago I travelled down to Exmouth on the south coast of England. No, I wasn’t there on holiday although I enjoyed strolling the beach in warm sunshine, pretending not to ogle bathing beauties. My main intention was not to visit the home of my dad and...
