Tag Archives: short stories

Taking Time To Send You Holiday Greetings

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Dianne Ascroft

Anyone who knows me well has heard me say “I don’t have time right now”. It seems to be my catchphrase. I always seem to be juggling multiple tasks and scrambling to get them completed by their deadlines. So one … Continue reading →

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National Short Story Week Kindle Offer

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Dianne Ascroft

I seem to see short story collections everywhere this week. I guess National Short Story week has made me more aware of them. When I was browsing in Easons at lunch hour today I noticed that My Weekly and The People’s Friend have both released short … Continue reading →

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My Contribution to National Short Story Week

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Dianne Ascroft

Today begins National Short Story week (12-18th November). Since I was a child I’ve always loved a good story – short or long, it never mattered. Before I was old enough to read my grandfather used to spend whole afternoons … Continue reading →

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Ebooks Can Be Any Length

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Dianne Ascroft

Ebooks can be any length – that may be evident to you but I just started thinking about it recently and it really pleased me. I’ve only had a Kindle reader for about a year but I’m a ‘convert’ – … Continue reading →

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Reasons For Writing Short Stories

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Dianne Ascroft

A writer friend of mine often says that he wants to create edgy writing. Another writer friend says she’s not sure what he means. I think I know what he’s talking about but I decided to look up ‘edgy’ in … Continue reading →

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Read It And Whoop

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Dianne Ascroft

This morning I was telling my colleagues at Writers Abroad that I’ve recently realised that it’s good to look back on your previous writings. You can learn from mistakes and improve your work – and you will also be inspired and heartened when … Continue reading →

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Dead Chuffed About Dead Ink

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Dianne Ascroft

I couldn’t resist the title of this post – you may groan if you wish…But I am chuffed – I just heard this morning that my short story, A World Apart, has been published on digital publisher, Dead Ink’s website. … Continue reading →

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Peering Into Her Past

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Dianne Ascroft

Technology is slipping in everywhere – even into quiet Irish villages. In my story A Link To Her Past I consider what might happen when a middle-aged Irishwoman begins to surf the net and finds a webcam in the church she … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Own Is ‘Going Home’

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Dianne Ascroft

This week marks the seventh anniversary of our move to rural Fermanagh. It hardly seems that it’s been that long since my husband and I came to his family farm and I started to blossom into a country girl – though I … Continue reading →

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FCWG Launches Short Stories and Poetry Book

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Dianne Ascroft

As secretary of Fermanagh Creative Writing Group I was pleased to contribute a story and write an introduction to our group for our first publication, Stories From Charlie’s Bar, which we launched at Readings By Local Writers on Sunday. It is … Continue reading →

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