Author Archives: Olga Godim

WEP June 2019 – Caged Bird

Posted on June 11, 2019

This story about Dinara and her pet shop, Rendezvous Pets, on the Rendezvous Space Station is my entry for the June 2019 WEP Challenge. Dinara’s shop offers pet daycare and grooming for the citizens of Rendezvous and its many visitors, … Continue reading →

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Fantasy is for me

Posted on June 4, 2019

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OPTIONAL QUESTION: Of all the genres you read and write, which is your favorite to write in and why? MY ANSWER: … Continue reading →

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New interview with me

Posted on May 10, 2019

I haven’t given an interview in a while, but here is a new one, on Sammi Cox’s website, Afternoon Tea with Olga Godim, where Sammi asked me ten questions about my reading and writing. Image by Tumisu from Pixabay  

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Translating with the right words

Posted on May 1, 2019

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OPTIONAL QUESTION: What was an early experience where you learned that language had power? MY ANSWER: When I was a schoolgirl … Continue reading →

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WEP Apr 2019 – Jewel Box

Posted on April 14, 2019

This is the second story about Dinara and her pet shop, Rendezvous Pets. I wrote it in response to the April 2019 WEP Challenge. The action takes place on the space station Rendezvous, one of the biggest space stations in … Continue reading →

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25 years of English

Posted on April 2, 2019

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OPTIONAL QUESTION: If you could use a wish to help you write just one scene/chapter of your book, which one would … Continue reading →

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Why J.T.?

Posted on March 5, 2019

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I recently read a book, an excellent book I must add, and its male protagonist was called J.T. Wilder. In the … Continue reading →

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WEP Feb 2019 – 28 Days

Posted on February 17, 2019

This year, my contributions to the WEP challenges will be a series of connected sci-fi flash stories about a pet care shop on the Rendezvous Space Station and its owner Dinara. Every story will feature one animal and Dinara’s troubles … Continue reading →

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Book covers and badges

Posted on February 5, 2019

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OPTIONAL QUESTION: Besides writing, what other creative outlets do you have? MY ANSWER: I don’t always answer the optional IWSG questions, but … Continue reading →

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Crystal Song, final chapter published

Posted on January 18, 2019

The finale chapter of my science fiction novelette Crystal Song is live on wattpad. The story protagonist, Ulira, doesn’t trust anyone. When she was 17, she had been betrayed by the person she trusted most – her brother. She had … Continue reading →

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