Tag: media

• ‘Hostile City’: A Gripping New Crime Novel Coming Soon

  

  Some exciting publishing news – the second Cal Jackson novel, ‘Hostile City’ will be published in January 2026! There’s still a bit of a wait, but work is well underway at my publisher The Book Guild Publishing, and the first online appearances are starting to crop up. ‘Hostile City’ is the second novel to feature…

  Iain Kelly

  17/06/2025

  creative writing, Full Sun, Literature, Media, news, Publishing

  announcement, book guild, book recommendations, Cal Jackson, creative writing, crime, Fiction, Full Sun, hostile city, literature, media, new book, news, Publishing, thriller, Writing

• THE BARRA BOY IN PARLIAMENT

  

  It’s easy to be cynical about our current crop of political leaders, so it was a welcome surprise to have this letter pop through the door yesterday, from my local Member of Parliament, acknowledging ‘The Barra Boy’ and my recent event at the local library. Of all the places I thought The Barra Boy’s publication…

  Iain Kelly

  04/08/2023

  creative writing, Culture, Literature, Media, Publishing, the barra boy

  acknowledgment, appreciation, author, book recommendations, creative writing, culture, east kilbride, letter, literature, media, parliament, politics, publicity, Publishing, reward, scotland, SNP, the barra boy, Writing

• MAYBE IT WAS THE RAIN

  I kept the date. It was our last chance. Your last chance. If you don’t show up this time then I’ll know for sure. Fifteen years since the High School prom. We were perfect. You wanted to be with me. Why should that have changed? So every year, on the anniversary of that evening, I…

  Iain Kelly

  05/10/2022

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  comedy, creative writing, dark, date, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, humour, hurricane, literature, media, rain, Short Story, social, stalker, stood up, story, weather, Writing, writing prompt

• THE LOSING BATTLE

  ‘I don’t want to be pedantic, but that isn’t what happened.’ ‘It was, I heard it with my own ears.’ ‘Right, but factually, that isn’t what happened. Who did you hear it from?’ ‘A guy I know that was there.’ ‘Could he maybe have made it up, or not got the full story? Because, again,…

  Iain Kelly

  21/01/2021

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, battle, creative writing, dangerous, disappointing, disillusionment, facts, falsehood, Fiction, Flash Fiction, lies, literature, losing, media, pedagogue, pedant, pedantic, pediatric, reporting, rumour, Short Story, Social Media, story, twitter, Writing, writing prompt

• THE OPPRESSED

  

  The rain poured down. It was freezing. We stood around waiting. There came the fanfare and we all looked towards the balcony. He appeared, his arm raised, a smile on his face. He was surrounded by acolytes, the same people who had days ago been denouncing him on all media outlets. ‘Hail to the King!…

  Iain Kelly

  19/11/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, common, coup, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, hail, king, leader, literature, media, monarchy, one word challenge, oppressed, oppression, palace, politics, populace, population, power, president, republic, Short Story, story, topical, Writing, writing prompt