Category Archives: On Writing

My Solstice Wish

Posted on December 21, 2018 by crispina kemp

A wish for stillness … To travel inwards … To hold to goodness … Embrace with love This, with Season’s Greetings, I wish to those who follow this blog, with special affection for those who have helped me so much this year. No … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #6

Posted on December 19, 2018 by crispina kemp

Welcome to my weekly challenge—open to all—just for FUN, FUN, FUN Here’s how it works: Every Wednesday I post a photo (this week it’s that one above.) You respond with something CREATIVE Here are some suggestions: An answering photo A … Continue reading →

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Asaric Tales e-book Update #13

Posted on December 2, 2018 by crispina kemp

Asaric Axis (Asaric Tales Book Two) O yay! O yay! I finally got those rewrites in Book Two done, including the nightmare that was those dreams. That book is now out with a beta-reader and I await her feedback. Asaric … Continue reading →

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Bobby’s Last Post CCC1

Posted on November 15, 2018 by crispina kemp

‘Go whitewash the last post,’ the corporal said. But young Bobby was expecting it; they always messed with the new recruits. They thought he’d set off on a frantic search of the barracks, trying to find the last post. Instead, … Continue reading →

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BETA READERS WANTED

Posted on November 8, 2018 by crispina kemp

BETA READERS WANTED For Mythic Fantasy Quest The Asaric Tales quint … … begins in an age before the gods, in the between-time when ice gave way to warmer days, when nomadic hunter-fisher clans turned to settled agriculture, when villages … Continue reading →

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Asaric Tales e-book update #12

Posted on November 4, 2018 by crispina kemp

Another month and what have I done? Am I nearer to my goal of e-publication? I’d say yes. Asaric Axis (Asaric Tales Book Two) Though it was late in the month before I tackled the amendments suggested by my beta … Continue reading →

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Asaric Tales e-book update #11

Posted on October 7, 2018 by crispina kemp

Another month over. But am I another step nearer to e-publication? Yes. And no. Asaric Axis (Asaric Tales Book Two) At last I can say that all comments are in from the beta readers and critiquers. I have read them, … Continue reading →

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Asaric Tales e-book update #10

Posted on September 2, 2018 by crispina kemp

September already; the year is closing on these updates. My first was 9th December 2017. So, what has this month brought, how much achieved? Asaric Lies (Asaric Tales Book One) It seems to have taken for ever, but in fact … Continue reading →

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Asaric Tales e-book Update #9

Posted on August 5, 2018 by crispina kemp

Gosh, is it really another month gone? And what have I done? I confess I have wilted into lethargy in Britain’s current heatwave. Even so, I’ve not been idle. And nor have my beta-readers and critiquers though one or two … Continue reading →

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It All Began

Posted on July 15, 2018 by crispina kemp

“It all began when Jan met Ned.” No. Wrong. Wrong? Everything that ever had happened in Jan’s life led to that moment. Ditto for Ned. Fine. “It all began when Jan was born, three years to the day after Ned.” … Continue reading →

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