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Book Review: Burning Bright

Originally published 27/01/2019 SPOILER ALERT Anyone who has not read Burning Bright by John Steinbeck is…
Review: Doctor Who, Series 11

Jodie Whittaker’s first series as the titular character in the BBC’s Doctor Who is finally over.…
6 ‘Six Word Stories’ for the 6th (Vol. IV)

Sunday the 6th only ever means one thing here at Penstricken: another exciting instalment [2] [3]…
Blogging and Novel Writing – Revisited

A couple of months ago I expressed my frustration with how much of my writing time…
Horror Clichés and How To Avoid Them

Well, we’re getting near the end of our series on genre clichés and how to avoid…
Romance Clichés and How to Avoid Them

I’m just going to come right out and say it: love stories really aren’t my thing….…
Sci-Fi Clichés and How to Avoid Them

For those of you who haven’t read the previous post, get over there and read it…
Mystery Clichés and How to Avoid Them

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Fantasy Clichés and How to Avoid Them

Well, it’s been a while since I’ve done a series of posts on any subject so…
Get Your Copy of Penstricken: Collected Stories!

There are short stories, there are very short stories and then there is flash fiction: the…