I've been really remiss in not kicking something off but I have been waiting to give someone else a chance to come up with something to inspire us all. But I realised it is now February, so I thought I'd better jump in and get us started again. For those of you who are new or not familiar with the JU Writer's Club, it is simply a group of us here who enjoy writing. There are no rules, no fees, no competitions and no pressure. Someone will post a piece of inspiration, be it a quote, a po...

This is my response to Kelly's latest JU Writers challenge... Link He: Oh, Odin’s goddess, proud lover of the sea, Take you up an axe so you might set me free To roam with you across living seagrass plains Where tides will no more wash over my wooden remains Oh, Neptune’s daugher, a small favour is all I seek Take me to your depths before I am made too weak I long to hold you close, as close as you can bear The tree inside has died but will live again...

I’ve been working very slowly on a few stories just recently but I keep having all these ideas. With a lot of these ideas, I get the first few paragraphs written then I have to go do something else. The end result is a bunch of ideas barely started and me rapidly losing interest in them as the initial burst of creativity associated with the story is long gone. I said to Nicky recently what this essentially means is when I have writer’s block, I have a bunch of ideas I can use to help in...

I've been really overwhelmed by the response to the JU Writers Club so far. Thanks to everyone for your support. We've had some fantastic short pieces already and I can hardly wait to see what you all think of next. To that end, Shovel has suggested a picture to provide inspiration. In true Shovel form, it is risque and should, erm, stimulate imaginations well. Following is the link to the picture he suggested: Link I'm still waiting to hear back from Admin about the problem I h...

I’m really surprised and pleased with how many of you wonderful people have jumped at the idea of forming a Writers Club. So far, 17people have signed up, which is just fantastic. I can’t guarantee I will be the most attentive of group administrators but I will do my best. The main idea I have behind this is to offer inspiration and support to each other without any pressure to perform. With that, here are the ground rules, as I see them: 1. Have fun 2. No time limit for any storie...

A while ago, Kelly had a blog where she put up a picture and asked the rest of us to see what sort of story we could come up with based on it. The exercise was really good, with some really inventive responses. Check out Kelly's blog here: Link I’d like to take this idea one step further. I’d like to form a JU Writers Club. The idea would be each member of the club suggests or provides a topic, scene or picture and we all write something based the suggestion. We can then compare n...