News – Page 3 – Gavin Ireland and Samantha Porter

7th December 2016

#twitflash

The latest thing in fiction writing! – based on the Hemingway’s classic “Baby shoes: for sale, never worn.” write a short story of 140 characters or less and post it on Twitter with the hashtag #twitflash.

Sam:
1. Sarah's Todo List in The Monster Book for Girls
2. Hi Honey I'm Home in Wordland 2
3. Black is the New Black in Wordland 6

Gavin:
1. Short-listed for The Brink of Destruction in Light Reading's Flash Fiction competition Published in the Light Reading Anthology
2. Hi Honey I'm Home in Wordland 2
3. Earthrise on Flash Fiction World
4. Pickle Jar on From the Depths
5. Brewer's Revenge in A Six Pack of Stories
6. Shush, I Hear Santa in What's that Scuttling Down My Chimney
7. Disarmament in Bellows of the Bone Box

Gavin
I am a newcomer to the fictional writing field and I'm currently working on a supernatural themed novel as well as many supernatural/horror themed short stories.
I've been a Salesman, Soldier, Helicopter Engineer and Technical Author over the years. I'm still writing Technical Manuals to pay the bills, whilst I get to work on my fiction.
I'm lucky enough to enjoy the support of my wife Samantha and my extended family and I'm looking forward to seeing my work in print.

Sam
After years of telling everyone I "have a novel bursting to get out of me", I decided it was time to actually put finger to keyboard and write something. Working and looking after my family takes up the lions share of my time so I'm concentrating on short stories at the moment, learning from other authors experience that it's sensible to start off small. I love dark comedies. Once I get an idea of a story in my head I feel my writing flows well with funny observations and evil twists, so that's the genre I'm concentration on at present.