Author Archives: Olga Godim

Whose story?

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Olga Godim

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEPTEMBER QUESTION: What genre would be the worst one for you to tackle and why? MY ANSWER: That is simple. Horror. … Continue reading →

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WEP Aug 2022 – Moonlight Sonata

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Olga Godim

In my take on the WEP August 2022 challenge, Moonlight Sonata, my heroine Altenay, the Finder in a fantasy land, is searching for a musical instrument – a lira.    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The music sang over the hills, the notes rising … Continue reading →

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Expected milieu, original solutions

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Olga Godim

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AUGUST QUESTION: When you set out to write a story, do you try to be more original or do you try … Continue reading →

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My favorite book world

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Olga Godim

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JULY QUESTION: If you could live in any book world, which one would you choose? MY ANSWER: Most books I know … Continue reading →

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WEP June 2022 – Please Read the Letter

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Olga Godim

Another story about Altenay, the magical Finder, as my answer to the June 2022 WEP challenge, Please Read the Letter. I seem unable to restrict myself to 1000 words. All my stories so far tend to extend to about 1300 … Continue reading →

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Making book covers

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Olga Godim

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This month’s question is long-winded, but it could be condensed into a short query: what do you do if you can’t … Continue reading →

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Magic vocabulary

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Olga Godim

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’m not going to answer this month’s optional question. Instead, I’m going to write about my preferred genre. I’m a speculative … Continue reading →

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WEP Apr 2022 – A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Olga Godim

Here is my entry for the WEP Apr 2022 challenge – A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall. It is another story about Altenay, the Finder, the heroine of my 2022 WEP flash fiction. Altenay is a magician: her magic allows her … Continue reading →

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A Girl from Ukraine

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Olga Godim

I saw a beautiful image on Pixabay by a talented artist Natalia Lavrinenko from Kiev, Ukraine. It was a simple sketch of a portrait. I decided to play with it to express my feelings. Here is what I came up … Continue reading →

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Do you speak French?

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Olga Godim

It’s the first Wednesday of the month again, time for a post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I will forgo this month’s question as I have never dealt with audio books. I want to talk about a different … Continue reading →

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