Author Archives: annabellefranklinauthor

The Frustrated Hunter

Posted on April 21, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

Hi, Keith here! Annabelle has been telling me about Millie and Pearl, the two dogs who used to live here before. She said they used to leave their bodies and astral-travel to Storyland to hunt down ideas for her stories. … Continue reading →

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Luxury Obstacles

Posted on March 17, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

In a recent blog post, Marquessa posed the following question: “If you could choose your own life obstacles, would you keep the ones you have?” My answer was absolutely not! I won’t go into them here, but given the chance … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Tinkering

Posted on February 17, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

Editing is my favourite part of the writing process. The first draft is like pulling teeth, and marketing is a wall-to-wall stressfest, but tinkering with a story is pure unadulterated fun. I love fleshing out characters, colouring in scenes and … Continue reading →

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Change: a new anthology inspired by the #pandemic

Posted on January 20, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

What if humans are the disease? What if Hell is real? What if minds and memories could be recorded on a microchip? If statues had consciousness, what changes would they see? What if lockdown deprived you of all mod cons? … Continue reading →

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Season’s Greetings from Keith

Posted on December 21, 2020 by annabellefranklinauthor

Wishing you all a peaceful and joyous Yule and a happy and healthy 2021!

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A “Gateway to Magic” for the Holidays!

Posted on December 16, 2020 by annabellefranklinauthor

Originally posted on Willow Croft:
Happy Hanukkah! Happy holidays! etc etc.! (Featured Book: Gateway to Magic by Annabelle Franklin which I purchased not too long ago.) Oddly enough, even though I wrote middle grade manuscript, and tried to read as much…

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The Slob’s Fate #ShortStory #amwriting

Posted on December 9, 2020 by annabellefranklinauthor

Here’s a short story with a timely warning – don’t get too cosy in your comfy chair this Christmas! THE SLOB’S FATE Gordon was lazy. He’d always been lazy. As a child he’d refused to clean his room when his … Continue reading →

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What I Drew #inktober #inktober2020 #inktober52

Posted on November 18, 2020 by annabellefranklinauthor

A few weeks ago I posted about artist Jake Parker’s Inktober challenge, which involved making a drawing every day through October and posting it on a social media platform of your choice (Twitter in my case). I didn’t quite manage … Continue reading →

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Ghosts: A Horrifying Camping Ghost!

Posted on November 1, 2020 by annabellefranklinauthor

Originally posted on Book 'Em, Jan O:
Readers, I recently offered a post about ghosts and camping.? A reader, Annabelle Franklin of The Literate Lurcher blog, kindly shared this chilling story in response. One can’t begin to think how scary…

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Day 1: Fish #inktober #inktober2020

Posted on October 1, 2020 by annabellefranklinauthor

I’m no artist but I love to doodle, so I thought I’d give this challenge a go. You make a drawing on each day of October, using the prompts on the Inktober website, then post it on social media with … Continue reading →

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