Category Archives: On Writing

Words On Writing Issue #3

Posted on January 26, 2026 by crispina kemp

To plot or not to plot… That is the question often discussed, debated and sometimes hotly thrashed out by fiction writers. Especially when in the process of advising, encouraging and most times confusing newbies. For the uninitiated, to plot means … Continue reading →

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Words on Writing Issue #2

Posted on January 19, 2026 by crispina kemp

I don’t like adverts. The static types are fine. Or at least acceptable. Image. Text. Consume at your leisure. No, I mean those irritating inconsiderate interruptions that blare out twice as loud as anything you’re watching. Not that I watch … Continue reading →

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Words On Writing Issue #1

Posted on January 12, 2026 by crispina kemp

Welcome to the first post for Words On Writing What’s that? I’m not quite sure. I’m hoping it might evolve into something readable…followable…enjoyable…informative…amusing. One of those. Maybe all of those. Or possibly something entirely different. Let me explain. I recently … Continue reading →

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Writing Update September 2025

Posted on September 20, 2025 by crispina kemp

First I want to thank all those who have been reading Seed Fall. Please do continue. And thank you for the comments. In many ways this was new territory for me and I really appreciate your support. So, What’s Been … Continue reading →

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‘Autumn Deadlines’ on Whispers and Echoes

Posted on June 27, 2025 by crispina kemp

Autumn Deadlines | Crispina Kemp

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Whispers and Echoes

Posted on June 20, 2025 by crispina kemp

Sammi asked for submissions for her online magazine, Whispers and Echoes So I submitted a poem and today she published it Thank you, Sammi 🙏🥰 Pandora’s Curse | Crispina Kemp

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Trimmed with Gold

Posted on April 5, 2025 by crispina kemp

This now before Boody was Breken Lafard. He wore a deep indigo coat – silk by the shimmer and drenched in gold. Gold embroidery gnarled the high stand-collar and purled down the long buttoned-front, covered the shoulders, was strewn down … Continue reading →

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How I Write

Posted on March 31, 2025 by crispina kemp

Such a vast subject. Let’s apply some structure. The Basics: Equipment. I like to sit at a desk and use a laptop and MS Word. But I don’t use the laptop keyboard. I have a plug-in which clatters most satisfactorily, … Continue reading →

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On Writing: Why I Write What I Write

Posted on February 17, 2025 by crispina kemp

If you have visited my author page on Amazon or WordPress, you will find that in my early teens, I had a passion to boldly go… But an unfit non-American prone to travel sickness, the space programme was closed to … Continue reading →

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Seed Fall Ch 6

Posted on January 27, 2025 by crispina kemp

Chapter Six of my current wip. All and any comments very much appreciated The glacial cold of the mountain’s shadow had shocked him when, in dawn’s first light, Jess stepped out of the flier clad in the basic kit of … Continue reading →

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