Catulence
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Monday, November 24th, 2008 | Resources, Writing | 2 Comments
Hello, and welcome to my new blog, on the website set up by my good friend (and very talented writer) Judy Darley.
My name’s Kathleen - Kay to my friends - and I’m a writer, editor and proof reader based in Bristol, England. I’m also known as Bad Bunny on various online forums.
I have to confess, despite being addicted to several blogs and forums, I’ve never been much good at maintaining my own blog. Trying to balance the time between creative writing, a full-time editing job, proofing other people’s work and being involved in writing sites such as YouWriteOn means that my blogging has been somewhat neglected. Here, I aim to change that…
I write horror tinged with fantasy, but with a firm realistic grounding. A lot of my characters have turned out to be gay, I’m not sure why: I write what they tell me about themselves. So… gay horror soap operas? Hey, it could work…
I’m currently finalising a novel packed with ghosts, demons, devils and angels, and enter as many short story competitions as I can. I’ve had some success in the past year, with two poems, Tom and Gloucester Road Girl published in anthologies, and just today I received a copy of The Cat magazine, featuring my winning story in the ‘Comical Cats’ category of the 2008 Cats Protection League short story competition. The thrill of seeing Catulence in print was massive.
I also write scripts and have collaborated with talented writer and animator Tom Rudderham on our own animated series. I’m still sulking with the BBC and Channel 4 for turning us down.
Just yesterday, I was rejected from the Red Planet script writing competition. It’s often said, but rejections are one of the major parts of any writer’s life. That doesn’t, of course, make it any easier when you receive one. To me, it’s akin to being told your children are ugly.
The important thing is to dust yourself down, accept your feelings of disappointment, and see if there is anything you can learn from the experience. Unfortunately, you very rarely receive feedback as to why your piece was turned down. But if you do, take it on board and move on: don’t dwell too long.
Most importantly of all, keep writing!