Craig Beadle

Want to tell better stories – in your writing, your life, and your own head? Check out my Substack – Storytelling It Like It Is storytellingitlikeitis.substack.com

@cbcreative @arrroberts Food? Oh how quaint. I only consume sachets of Ambrosi-all – six per day. Each with a scientifically-derived blend of energy, macronutrients, vitamins and minerals, without indulgent extras like "texture" or "flavour". Enjoyable? No, no, it's far better than that. It's optimal.

#WriteCBC task from @arrroberts: Start with a mundane chore or activity, now write a scene set in a world where this has been automated via some advanced technology or new discovery. Focus on portraying an unexpected conflict that this advancement has caused.

@cbcreative @StephT2000 It was unbearably hot. He'd expected it would be. "You know my story?" he asked the darkness. "Of course," the darkness replied. "Welcome to Hell". He looked down at the body – his body – still holding the gun. "Buddy, I've never been anywhere else". #WriteCBC

#WriteCBC task from @StephT2000: Continue writing from this prompt: 'It was unbearably hot…' Surprise me with the direction your mini-scene takes. Build the tension by subverting expectations. Make sure you raise the stakes or introduce an element of conflict.

@MooseAllain Sei what you want, but when the weather's Grey and I'm feeling Blue I do a Killer cover of Oasis's Wand Narwhal at karaoke. Unless I've Beaked too soon, then they never Pygmy. Fin. ... *Mutes self* *Sets laptop on fire* *Walks into the sea only to be ejected by the whales*

I have a cartoon in the current Private Eye

@JimMFelton I recently won my first ever hold-in-your-hands writing award for a Halloween short story I wrote. The award's a crystal ball, which is oddly fitting. craigbeadle.com/short-stories/…

@WritingMagazine @JuliaChurchill When it says 'unpublished' – does that mean specifically published in book form, or should it never have appeared anywhere in any form (e.g. blog post)?

The deadline for submitting your entry to our Children's Book Prize 2022: Picture Book on the 31th of October. Submit your entry now for a chance to win a valuable consultation with literary agent @JuliaChurchill writ.rs/3g9p4W0

@WritingMagazine got a (maybe silly) question about the Children's Book Prize 2022: Picture Book It says entries should be "unpublished". Does that mean it shouldn't have been published as an actual book previously, or shouldn't have appeared in any form (e.g. a blog post)?

@OC Have you ever come across Dear Mr. Kershaw? A collection of comical letters to pop stars pointing out their lyrical pitfalls, and the actual responses from the artists: amazon.co.uk/Dear-Mr-Kersha…

CONSIDER THIS! this passionate listener makes a strong case against irresponsible song writing Is there an ombudsman needed? Please send me your Factually incorrect song lyrics ⬇️ Your could end up 📻 and wouldn’t that be something to tell mummy and daddy about now?

@Boultini @Giles_Edwards @nickparker

@Giles_Edwards @nickparker By an odd coincidence, I said almost the exact same thing as I read Adele Writes an Ad to my daughter this morning

@CraigJBeadle @nickparker That is so good

@rhiannonlucyc (For what it's worth, when my daughter was born 20 years later I had zero memory of the plot of that game, so I wrote her a story instead😅): craigbeadle.com/2020/09/01/sho…

@rhiannonlucyc I think I've always known? Like, I have a vivid memory of playing a computer game as a kid and thinking 'I need to remember this – it'll make an *excellent* bedtime story someday'. It feels like everything – life plans, career etc – were all in service of that real dream

@OhLookBirdies You should definitely feel proud for giving it a go Have you come across Sian Meades-Williams' Freelance Writing Jobs newsletter? Offers lots of great ways to dip your toe into the world of writing more: mailchi.mp/69d207801f23/f…

Tech enthusiasts: My entire house is smart. Tech workers: The only piece of technology in my house is a printer and I keep a gun next to it so I can shoot it if it makes a noise I don't recognize.

@Booktrust I wrote my own version of the story a few years back and one of the moments of purest joy in my life was reading it to my daughter on her first Christmas Eve. craigbeadle.com/2016/12/23/twa…

We bet lots of you will be snuggling up with The Night Before Christmas today! But if you love that, which other stories might you enjoy? Check out our #WhatToReadAfter list for some ideas: booktrust.org.uk/news-and-featu… Pic: Matt Tavares