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Andrew Halliwell

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I've been around a bit. Grew up in Oldham, university at Keele and a few years living around Stoke-on-Trent, then a few more living in Bromley, South London. I've tended to base my fiction in those areas, too. DO NOT BLIND MSG ME! Sick of it.

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My MC signs up for 10 years in the army, only to receive an immediate promotion.
For context, army slang for lance corporal (one stripe)=lance jack and corporal=full screw.

My MC signs up for 10 years in the army, only to receive an immediate promotion. For context, army slang for lance corporal (one stripe)=lance jack and corporal=full screw.

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips! The word for March 9th is "screw" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

From book 6

09.03.2026 08:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

distraction

08.03.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
My MC travels to the world that's been sending slaves across the timelines in the hope of acquiring more of the special element that allows it. They're causing a lot of damage, not to mention the deaths of most of the slaves sent.

My MC travels to the world that's been sending slaves across the timelines in the hope of acquiring more of the special element that allows it. They're causing a lot of damage, not to mention the deaths of most of the slaves sent.

#SundaySnips

From book 5 of my alternate timelines series.

08.03.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Do be evil" is another one.

08.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, he did cut his teeth on Spitting Image back in the 80s.
Stands to reason.

08.03.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not orange enough to be a true villain.

08.03.2026 11:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
After being away, training with the army for over six months, when my MC visits his girlfriend, he's got some 'splainin to do, but not to her... To her dad.

After being away, training with the army for over six months, when my MC visits his girlfriend, he's got some 'splainin to do, but not to her... To her dad.

The #WIPSnips word for March 8th is "beam" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

From book 6

08.03.2026 11:06 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
𝕬 π–‚π–π–Žπ–™π–Šπ–— π•Ύπ–π–†π–‰π–Š 𝕺𝖋 π•»π–†π–‘π–Š - π•»π–—π–”π–ˆπ–”π–‘ π•³π–†π–—π–šπ–’
𝕬 π–‚π–π–Žπ–™π–Šπ–— π•Ύπ–π–†π–‰π–Š 𝕺𝖋 π•»π–†π–‘π–Š - π•»π–—π–”π–ˆπ–”π–‘ π•³π–†π–—π–šπ–’ YouTube video by Meowbay

For me, it has to be...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb3i...

08.03.2026 04:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
My MC's retrial. The prosecution attempts to bring my MC's character into disrepute by claiming everything he ever did was for purely selfish reasons.

My MC's retrial. The prosecution attempts to bring my MC's character into disrepute by claiming everything he ever did was for purely selfish reasons.

The #WIPSnips word for March 7th is "massive" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

From book 6

07.03.2026 11:12 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
My MC uses his power to view the past in order to find where the person who burned the town he'd been assigned to investigate went. He got more than he bargained for when the culprit saw him, spoke to him. After the encounter, he reports in to his boss.

My MC uses his power to view the past in order to find where the person who burned the town he'd been assigned to investigate went. He got more than he bargained for when the culprit saw him, spoke to him. After the encounter, he reports in to his boss.

The #WIPSnips word for March 6th is "pursue" #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity

From my fantasy, Nemesis Falls.

06.03.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ditto.

06.03.2026 08:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mine was, too. 1995, but it's long gone, now.

06.03.2026 08:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mind's old enough to have a kid that can drink.
But then, I'm in the UK, so we have a far more liberal drinking culture than the USA.

06.03.2026 08:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
After assisting the prison gym instructor, my MC attends flute class after finding a flute in his cell and destroying it in order to get it out before he gets an inspection and sent to block 8 (a punishment no-one wants).

After assisting the prison gym instructor, my MC attends flute class after finding a flute in his cell and destroying it in order to get it out before he gets an inspection and sent to block 8 (a punishment no-one wants).

The #WIPSnips word for March 5th is "destroy" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

From book 6

05.03.2026 13:34 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed. I know of quite a few decent, hard working, honest orks.

04.03.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And spain could reply when they detect your planes coming in "oh, no you don't" and turn the runways into one big crater.

04.03.2026 15:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a blue bird and a white rabbit with red eyes are standing next to each other ALT: a blue bird and a white rabbit with red eyes are standing next to each other

You are trapped in the last TV show you watched. Where are you?

04.03.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
After discovering a conspiracy involving terrorist attacks which resulted in the terrorists being elected into power, my MC recruits three journalists to get the word out and gives them a sample of the metal, Omnium, in order to dose an antenna with it which will allow them to contact him once hs's gone home.

After discovering a conspiracy involving terrorist attacks which resulted in the terrorists being elected into power, my MC recruits three journalists to get the word out and gives them a sample of the metal, Omnium, in order to dose an antenna with it which will allow them to contact him once hs's gone home.

The #WIPSnips word for March 4th is "media" #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity

From book 5

04.03.2026 08:57 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
My MC visits a friend (an army captain) in another world.

My MC visits a friend (an army captain) in another world.

he #WIPSnips word for March 3rd is "counter" #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity

03.03.2026 09:54 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Direct follow on from yesterday's.After hearing their tale, Rose takes them to her world...

Direct follow on from yesterday's.After hearing their tale, Rose takes them to her world...

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips! The word for March 2nd is "most" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

From book 5. Doesn't happen very often but a direct follow on from yesterday's "face" post.

02.03.2026 09:39 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
After Lance encounters a couple of my MC's friends in dire straits in another world, he ran to tell Rose (my MC's girlfriend who he taught  how to walk across time), and takes her to them. The third friend is dead, locked in some stocks and left to rot...

After Lance encounters a couple of my MC's friends in dire straits in another world, he ran to tell Rose (my MC's girlfriend who he taught how to walk across time), and takes her to them. The third friend is dead, locked in some stocks and left to rot...

The #WIPSnips word for March 1st is β€œface”
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingPrompts

From book 5

02.03.2026 09:30 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Tad shows off the new building in the village and his lab within it. The Kidsgrove Invention Centre.

Tad shows off the new building in the village and his lab within it. The Kidsgrove Invention Centre.

The #WIPSnips word for February 28th is "walk" #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity

From book 6

01.03.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The one he bought from someone else?
But, then, y'know, FIFA peace prize.

01.03.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There was nothing wrong with them even restarting their nuclear programme. After all, Trump practically told them to, when he pulled out of the deal Obama made to keep them from starting it in the first place.

It's all Trump's doing, from before the very first attack on Iran.

28.02.2026 10:42 πŸ‘ 150 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

I get my news from a reliable source

28.02.2026 10:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't think I've ever heard of a woke fascist.
I'd say antifa and wokeness go hand-in-hand, so extra credit for what, exactly?

28.02.2026 10:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Been cancelled again, has it?
Or has the quality of the HULU show nosedived?
(I don't get HULU, not even sure if it's even available this side of the pond, so I've only seen the Jurassic Park trailer and a couple of clips)

27.02.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
After the offer to allow a few of his friends to sample army life, my MC moves all the technology and other sensitive material to his parent's basement, leaving his house in the hands of one of the sergeants.

After the offer to allow a few of his friends to sample army life, my MC moves all the technology and other sensitive material to his parent's basement, leaving his house in the hands of one of the sergeants.

The #WIPSnips word for February 27th is β€œthing” #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

From book 5

27.02.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
My MC consults the doctor he grabbed from a hi-tech world on a trouble that's materialised concerning the army they've called in to help.

My MC consults the doctor he grabbed from a hi-tech world on a trouble that's materialised concerning the army they've called in to help.

The #WIPSnips word for February 26th is "highlight" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

From book 5

26.02.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

MarVin, ITYM

25.02.2026 08:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0