Tag Archive: Writing

Calling all bloggers, calling all bloggers…

I was originally inspired by http://www.tattooedmummy.co.uk who invited her blog readers that have published books to take part in her Wordy Wednesday feature where people were asked a series of questions about themselves and their… Continue reading

Short story: The Paroxysm – by Ned Alexander (contains scenes some may find disturbing)

©2016, Ned Alexander, all rights reserved With black smoke now billowing thickly behind him, the Station Officer ran back to the two fully rigged Firefighters who had just stepped down from the rear… Continue reading

Short story: The Machine – by Ned Alexander

  ©2016, Ned Alexander, all rights reserved 1 – The Awakening William sat up in bed suddenly aware of the light oozing across the bedroom ceiling.  The gentle hum of an approaching vehicle quietened… Continue reading

The book: Why my first children’s book was about homelessness.

  In 2014 I wrote my first Children’s book.  It was called ‘Homeless’ and, somewhat unsurprisingly, covered that very subject.  I have never been homeless, certainly not for any length of time between house moves… Continue reading

How I still feel bad about the time I once killed an innocent man but why it felt so right to do it at the time.

  It was not until I recently began writing a blog that I took time out to reflect on subjects and events from my life that I may wish to include.  It was… Continue reading

Being a Writer: How I became one and why I can never stop.

  Many years ago when I was a Firefighter based in East London I had an idea for a book.  It was an idea borne from my love of all things science fiction,… Continue reading