A breeze whispers
through the peony roses
expelling scents of Mum.
Author Archives: Inking Prose
People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd
‘A bent on existentialism bubbles beneath the surface of Emmy’s flawlessly crafted Instagram world.’
How Setting Shapes Characterisation
‘We imprint ourselves on our personal space.’
Character Rituals and Routines
‘When you think about a story character, do you ever think about their rituals or routines?’
A Sprinkle of Stars
‘A slice of moon provides a night-light as I cradle my suckling newborn…’
The Handbag: Adding Depth to Characterisation
Story Characterisation: ‘The lip balm indicates that I have chapped lips, and the handcream shows I have dry hands. These are both indications that I don’t drink enough water, so I’m not really looking after my body.’
Here is the Beehive by Sarah Crossan
How does Sarah Crossan render trauma in her poetic novel, Here is the Beehive? Book Description: ‘Ana and Connor have been having an affair for three years. In hotel rooms and coffee shops, swiftly deleted texts and briefly snatched weekends, they have built a world with none but the two of them in it. ButContinue reading “Here is the Beehive by Sarah Crossan”
You and Me by Nicola Rayner
‘Fran is a first person narrator who is defined by her lack of credibility to the reader. Her version of events is unreliable. While her unreliability is apparent early on, Rayner still takes time to handle Fran delicately by allowing these traits to build and surface gradually.’
White Hare
‘Along the trail edges, needling fir trees pitch against one another, blotting out light and brushing the sky.’
Spring
Oriental lily
stains the wings
of a white butterfly,
golden.
Inking Prose & Poetry 