Flaming Nora

I've been writing Coronation Street weekly updates since 1995 and this week's Coronation Street update  has just gone live here . This week in Corrie, Brian and Cathy were undone by a wobbly knob. Find out more about me and my books. Click on the image below : I'm on twitter @flaming_nora

I hate banging on and blowing my own trumpet. It's something that doesn't come naturally or easily to me. But I have to do it this time, I want to. Today, Wednesday June 21 2017 was the UK's first National Writing Day and I have news to share. It's news that's been under embargo and I've been busting to share for weeks. Tonight I'm in Nottingham at the beautiful Bromley House Library to read a story and collect an award. I've come 2nd place in the Writing East Midlands Aurora Writing Prize. They received over 400 entries to this competition, so I feel honoured and bursting with pride at winning this amazing prize. The judges were acclaimed authors Penelope Shuttle and Jacob Ross. My story - All the Young Dudes is a dark schoolgirl tale from the 1970s. I wrote it after my musical hero David Bowie died last year. All of the empty emotion I felt at that time poured into my work. All of the winning stories will be going live on the Writing East M...

I've a poignant short story called Father and Daughter in this week's People's Friend magazine, which is out today in the shops. The story is about a widower and his daughter who go on holiday with his late wife's parents. The holiday is a chance for the older couple to finally accept their son-in-law and grand-daughter need to move on with their lives. Find out more about me and my books. Click on the image below : I'm on twitter @flaming_nora

I've been writing Coronation Street weekly updates since 1995 and this week's Coronation Street update  has just gone live here . This week in Corrie, Bridezilla Bradley lost her thunder to Eva's beautiful finger. Find out more about me and my books. Click on the image below : I'm on twitter @flaming_nora

I've been writing Coronation Street weekly updates since 1995 and this week's Coronation Street update  has just gone live here . This week in Corrie, Nick proved just how wet he really was. Find out more about me and my books. Click on the image below : I'm on twitter @flaming_nora