author of celtic, medieval, gothic and fairytale inspired fiction
Another Sunday has rolled around again and with it comes another installation of Story Prompt Sunday!
I hope you enjoy today’s opening line…
His body, flecked with scars, was a puzzle of near misses and mistakes he swore he’d never make again.
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Another Sunday has rolled around again and with it comes another installation of Story Prompt Sunday!
I hope you enjoy today’s opening line…
Her life changed when she learned the faeries were protecting her.
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Another Sunday has rolled around again and with it comes another installation of Story Prompt Sunday!
I hope you enjoy today’s opening line…
She pulled the knife from her chest and smiled a hauntingly beautiful smile.
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… and a hell of a lot of other amusing things, as I find myself buried under a ever growing mountain of research. I’ve somewhat insanely decided to throw my hat in the ring for Harlequin’s Historical Romance “Warriors Wanted” Blitz.
Honestly, I’m a tad scared. It’s taken days to get to this point. I have 25 point very rough synopsis that needs some TLC.
Two main characters I don’t really know… and yet… I’m still drawn, irrevocably so, to Wales – yet again. It doesn’t take much, really. Wales is in my blood. Granted, only 25%… down from my maternal grandmother, but still.
What period? Well… that would be telling. And just for now I’m keeping it a secret. I’ll reveal my chosen time period And lots more in another blog post.
Another Sunday has rolled around again and with it comes another installation of Story Prompt Sunday!
I hope you enjoy today’s opening line…
The graveyard stretched out before me as far as I could see.
And please, if you’re up for it, and it inspires you, share what you’ve written in the comments below!
Another Sunday has rolled around again and with it comes another installation of Story Prompt Sunday!
I hope you enjoy today’s opening line…
The human mind is a scary place.
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In 12 days time, Iron Faerie Publishing are holding there first ever writing competition!
The competition starts on June 1st and runs til the end of August. There’s still plenty of time to join, so what are you waiting for?
Contest information can be found below!
The contest will consist of four rounds.
Minimum of 4,000 words. Maximum of 8,000 words per story.
4 stories in total.
You’ll have 3 weeks to write each story and then submit it.
Competition will begin on June 1st 2020.
Story Prompts will be delivered via our facebook page at the start of each phase.
TO ENTER
Select a mythical creature and let us know via private message through our Facebook Group or email it to us. (be it dragon, werewolves, witch… something supernatural)
Send (a one-time fee of) $10US via paypal to ironfaeriepublishing@yahoo.com once your choice as been confirmed.
June 1st-21st 2020 is PHASE 1
June 22nd-July 12th 2020 is PHASE 2
July 13th- August 2nd is PHASE 3
August 3rd-August 23rd is PHASE 4
WINNERS
The TOP 4 authors will be published in an anthology.
PAYMENT
Royalties will be split between the authors and Iron Faerie Publishing. 50/50.
Another Sunday has rolled around again and with it comes another installation of Story Prompt Sunday!
I hope you enjoy today’s opening line…
Dark shadows fell over the academy.
And please, if you’re up for it, and it inspires you, share what you’ve written in the comments below!
Another Sunday has rolled around again and with it comes another installation of Story Prompt Sunday!
I hope you enjoy today’s opening line… and HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!!
“You have no idea who I am, do you?”
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Another Sunday has rolled around again and with it comes another installation of Story Prompt Sunday!
I hope you enjoy today’s opening line…
At first glance, the shiny ball looked like a crystal ball, only it wasn’t.
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Another Sunday has rolled around again and with it comes another installation of Story Prompt Sunday!
I hope you enjoy today’s opening line…
Icy fingers grabbed at her arm as she made her way through the darkness.
And please, if you’re up for it, and it inspires you, share what you’ve written in the comments below!
Iron Faerie Publishing have opened a new submission call! If you love drabbles and are looking for something with a more apocalyptic horror feel then this call might be for you!
THEY ARE LOOKING FOR: Drabbles about the four horseman of the apocalypse.
Conquest : War : Famine : Plague
Horror and Dark Fantasy genres accepted
WORD COUNT: 100 words (max 5 drabbles accepted per author) Send one and wait for a response.
You can send 1 story each for conquest, war, famine and plague at the same time. Separate emails please.
REPRINTS: Yes, rights must have reverted back to you
SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: NO
MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS: YES
PUBLICATION DATE: TBA
AUTHOR COMPENSATION: One eBook copy
If you are submitting a reprint, please include the publisher and date of first publication.
Send your story as an attachment in .doc or .docx format to ironfaeriepublishing@yahoo.com
Your subject line of your email should be Anthology Name – Story Name – Author Name
For example:
CONQUEST – My Story – Author Name
WAR – My Story – Author Name
FAMINE – My Story – Author Name
PLAGUE – My Story – Author Name
Another Sunday has rolled around again and with it comes another installation of Story Prompt Sunday!
I hope you enjoy today’s opening line…
The fire had gone out.
And please, if you’re up for it, and it inspires you, share what you’ve written in the comments below!
Another Sunday has rolled around again and with it comes another installation of Story Prompt Sunday!
I hope you enjoy today’s opening line…
The Goddess Ostara was missing.
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Another Sunday has rolled around again and with it comes another installation of Story Prompt Sunday!
I hope you enjoy today’s opening line…
Every 500 years the Gods are reincarnated as human.
And please, if you’re up for it, and it inspires you, share what you’ve written in the comments below!