Browsing Archive: December, 2024

'Bye 'Bye 2024

Posted by K. S. Dearsley on Sunday, December 29, 2024, In : Coming Soon 
The days between Christmas and New Year are always strange: not exactly festive, but not normal either. Like many people, I find myself looking back over the year that's almost gone as well as looking forward. What have I done? What have I achieved? Has anything turned out the way I expected it to? The differences between now and this time last year might appear no greater than acquiring a few more grey hairs, but even if I haven't achieved all I'd hoped to, I'd like to think I've learned a f...
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Christmas Traditions

Posted by K. S. Dearsley on Tuesday, December 24, 2024,
Most people have traditions they like to keep at this time of year, whether it be something that's widely recognised, such as gathering for Christmas dinner, or something only their family does. In recent years, I've tried to set up a new tradition. It's mainly something I like to do for myself, but I hope it gives those who are on the receiving end of it a little fun too. 
I try to write some verses or mini stories reflecting the time of year to put in the Christmas cards I send to my neares...
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What's Afoot

Posted by K. S. Dearsley on Thursday, December 19, 2024, In : Coming Soon 
The Smashwords end of year sale is now on, which means it's time for me to make a few decisions, and put some changes into effect.
I transferred my books to Draft2Digital earlier this year as a result of the merger of the two indie publishing platforms. Since then, I haven't enrolled any of them in the Smashwords sales because authors either had to enrol all their books at the same discount or none. However, this has now changed (possibly because other authors also opted out). Consequently, u...
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Writing Left Unread

Posted by K. S. Dearsley on Monday, December 2, 2024, In : Inspiration 
People write for many reasons: to record something for posterity, or to jog their own memory; to entertain, to inform and educate; to communicate something to others. It had never occurred to me until recently that anyone would write something without intending it to be read. At first, I thought the notion was ridiculous: what would be the point? However, the more I thought about it, the more reasons for doing it I found.
It was after completing a joint project with the writers' group I go to...
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My writing career began as a freelance feature writer for the local press, businesses and organisations. Now a prize-winning playwright and short story writer, my work has appeared in numerous publications on both sides of the Atlantic. I write as K. S. Dearsley because it saves having to keep repeating my forename, and specialise in fantasy and other speculative genres.

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