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First photos from the Twisted50 Launch and Awards… Red Carpet
We just got the first batch of photos from our ace photographer Craig Connelly from the red carpet and doesn’t everyone look fabulous! Feel free to download and use these pictures on your sites, blog and social media.
Chris Jones · 25 February 2017 · 1 min
Listen to the fabulous Steph Wessell on last nights BBC Radio Bristol
Steph Wessell shares her journey writing her Twisted50 story on BBC Radio Bristol. Splendid! Mistress Twisted
Chris Jones · 8 November 2016 · 1 min
The Beholder: How We’re All Watched… by Stephanie Wessell
For me, truly horrifying tales involve a hidden evil within normal, everyday life. Imagine: there’s an unsettling spirit entity watching you read this RIGHT NOW. Can’t you feel it, observing you? It’s right here, just…
Stephanie Wessell · 7 November 2016 · 2 min
A Push by Richie Brown
It’s only lately that I stopped all that and started to write creatively, following a stroke and medical retirement. Not so good, but it could have been much worse, so I’m very lucky. (Just prior to the stroke, I was…
Richie Brown · 4 November 2016 · 2 min
The Little Story That Could by N.W. Twyford
I’ve always loved writing short stories. To me, a good short story is like a good joke – you build it up, set the scene, and then you reveal, you subvert, you twist. A good short story shouldn’t just end. The only pro…
Chris Jones · 4 November 2016 · 3 min
The Story Behind “INSECTS” by Caroline Slocock
The idea for “Insects” came from a dream. Or should I say, a nightmare. In the dream, I’m standing in the doorway of my kitchen, horrified. There are heaving, crawling piles of insects everywhere. I rush in and turn o…
Mistress Twisted · 19 October 2016 · 1 min
Welcome to the blog for Twisted50
Ahead of the launch for Twisted50 the book, we have just launched this website dedicated to the book and the book series. We will share updates and behind the scenes stories via this blog, as well as posts from the au…
Chris Jones · 17 October 2016 · 1 min