

Real Life Spooky Story: "A Haunting at the Theatre"
Story #4 of my blog series of Real Life Spooky Stories, based on real events and sent in by fans and followers of helendeakinauthor.com...


Short Stories on Wattpad
Have you discovered Wattpad yet? It is a treasure trove of stories for you to read and a place you can share stories of your own. I was...


"The Ruined Ones" Extract
I wrote my manuscript for "The Ruined Ones," a post-apocalyptic thriller in less than a month. Over 300 handwritten A4 sized pages and...


The Dreaded Synopsis & Query Letter
The dreaded query letter. The dreaded synopsis. Many a moon ago I had a go at writing both but it was pointless because I didn’t send...


Back in Business
If you look closely at my website you will see it has been abandoned for quite some time. This doesn't mean I had given up on my writing...


Author Interview with LFA Turppa
LFA Turppa is an amazing fiction writer of Fantasy and Sci-Fi with an impressive collection of works. Having been obsessed with words...


Real Life Spooky Story: A Visit from Dad
Story #3 of my new blog series of Real Life Spooky Stories, based on real events and sent in by fans and followers of...


Real Life Spooky Story: "Highway Phantom"
Story #2 of my new blog series of Real Life Spooky Stories, based on real events and sent in by fans and followers of...


Real Life Spooky Story: "The Crying Man"
The Crying Man This is the first of my new blog series of Real Life Spooky Stories, based on real events and sent in by fans and...


Never Give up on Your Writing!
I haven’t really spent much time working on this little blog of mine. In fact, I’ve barely posted anything here at all. I keep feeling...