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Reading A Writer's Mind: Exploring Short Fiction - First Thought to Finished Story

Reading A Writer's Mind: Exploring Short Fiction - First Thought to Finished Story

Coaching advice from initial idea up: the detailed thinking behind ten fiction shorts across a range of genres.

2013

Stories

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Escape Into History

History in my Landscape

How did it all begin?

3 min readJul 30, 2023

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Iron Age roundhouse reconstruction.

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About Me Stories

About Me — Linda Acaster

Fiction writer, history lover, map junkie

2 min readMar 24, 2021

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View of North Landing, Flamborough, Yorkshire, UK — chalk headlands either side with sandy bay on a sunny day.

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Six Word Photo Story Challenge

Sabotage!

April Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Reflect”

2 min readApr 22, 2024

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Plastic milk container, used as a bird feeder, wrecked at the bottom by a squirrel.

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Escape Into History

Stonehenge — No Way To Treat An Iconic Landmark

The nearly-wasn’t of Stonehenge during the 20th Century

8 min readApr 10, 2024

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Photo of Stonehenge with horse-pulled carts crossing the henge. c.1885

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Escape Into History

Stonehenge — Before and After

Of Cursuses and Barrows: long, round, dish, pond, bell…

6 min readApr 2, 2024

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Stonehenge standing stones with King Barrow cemetery mounds in the background.

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Six Word Photo Story Challenge

A Stitch In “Time” Saves…Me

March Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Retro or Old”

2 min readMar 7, 2024

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A classic hand-cranked Singer sewing machine in black with a gold decal of a sphinx, and all the attachments.

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Six Word Photo Story Challenge

If You Go Down To The Woods Today

February Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Statues”

2 min readFeb 25, 2024

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A carved wood snail and tiny fairy on its shell.

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Escape Into History

Stonehenge: Raising The Sarsen Megaliths

Was the Age of Ancestors moving into the Age of Elites?

7 min readFeb 21, 2024

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Rear view of Stonehenge, showing different heights of Sarsen stones, some with lintels.

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The Magnificent Seven Striding Into History

Six Word Photo Story Monthly Challenge: “Statues”

2 min readFeb 12, 2024

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Triple steel sculpture to a seven man crew of a World War 2 bomber squadron

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Six Word Photo Story Challenge

You’d Think We Have Enough Waves

February Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Statues”

2 min readFeb 6, 2024

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Woven wire sculpture of fish and pouncing wave

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Linda Acaster

Linda Acaster

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British multi-genre fiction author who haunts historical sites - check out her publication 'Escape Into History'. For novel links: www.lindaacaster.com

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