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Creative writing dragons and how to train them – by Emily Gillatt-Ball

Creative writing dragons and how to train them – by Emily Gillatt-Ball

by Teesdale Writers | Dec 30, 2025 | thoughts on writing

I haven’t done much writing this month.  Again.  But it’s not really my fault. You see, I have a bit of a problem with dragons.  There are five of them in my study. They’re procrastination dragons, and it’s taking me a long time to get them trained....
Rogue AI: The exciting new dystopian sci-fi thriller from Mark Eluzai

Rogue AI: The exciting new dystopian sci-fi thriller from Mark Eluzai

by Teesdale Writers | Dec 7, 2025 | Latest News

The AI would be the hand, the city the glove. On the surface, Datong is the world’s flagship smart city – the fulfilment of Irving’s lifelong vision. It’s Twelve Spires, a majesty of technoscape, where the most talented individuals in the world come to make dreams a...
Not for kids – The Whim of Water – by Leah Hobson

Not for kids – The Whim of Water – by Leah Hobson

by Teesdale Writers | Nov 28, 2025 | Latest News

Leah’s latest short story blends a local historical murder with the folklore creature Peg Powler, the grindylow living in the River Tees.  The Whim of Water is an unsettling tale of unwanted attentions, murder and an eerie encounter. It could be described as...
When I die, remember, don’t replace me – by James B

When I die, remember, don’t replace me – by James B

by Teesdale Writers | Oct 16, 2025 | shared written work

Ghosting someone. To many that means cutting communication cold. Cutting someone off. It could be, in that word, there is a hint too of a second image on a digital display – a disembodied phantom not truly representative of – and distracting from –...
Thought Prompts for Travel Writers – by Raphael Wilkins

Thought Prompts for Travel Writers – by Raphael Wilkins

by Teesdale Writers | Sep 17, 2025 | thoughts on writing

As a writer of travel memoirs I recognise that we look at things with varying levels of percipience. We interpret what we see with varying levels of reflectiveness. From my own experience of writing about travel, I have compiled the following questions or travel:  no...
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