NASIM MARIE JAFRY: ON WRITING, READING and CHRONIC ILLNESS: 100 RPM

Thursday 31 May 2012

100 RPM - stories inspired by music

100 RPM, a gorgeously designed ebook anthology, is released today, the project of Caroline Smailes, whose enthusiasm is irrepressible and inspiring.

All money raised goes to One in Four charity, which supports victims of sexual violence.

And an introduction by Nik Kershaw!

Caroline has explained all on her blog.

There are a hundred stories and every story is one hundred words or less and has been inspired by music on You Tube. The playlist is here.

My own story was inspired by Scottish band Glasvegas' version of 'Silent Night'.

I hope you enjoy the book and pass on the word! I'm off to download my copy.

I'm finding I like microfiction more and more, the possibilities as a writer and the little energy required as a reader. Perfect!

* Review of my story here.

** And thanks to Glasvegas for RTing the anthology.

1 comment:

Crafty Green Poet said...: Congratulations on being included!

I'm also increasingly a fan of micro-fiction, though I'm still working on my novel!; June 01, 2012 1:26 pm

Reviews I like

'Stylistically The State of Me is an easy, unpretentious read, peppered with acerbic internalisations that every ME sufferer wants to vocalise to every well-meaning person with a suggestion on how to get better. That said, there is no real bitterness to the book, quite the contrary, and the stories of those surrounding the narrator (nostalgically evoking the 1980s) give it many layers.' Mischa Hiller, author of Sabra Zoo and Shake Off '

'The amazing feat of this novel is to give one a sense of the pain and frustration of this condition, and yet to be bouncing with life, the inner life and the irrepressible psyche of Helen' Elizabeth Baines, author of The Birth Machine

'They say the ending can make or break a book, and the ending of The State of Me is beautifully crafted and uplifting' Lisa Glass, author of Prince Rupert's Teardrop

A remarkable first novel ... word perfect on neurological ME' Tony Britton, Publicity Manager, ME Association

'A really enjoyable read, with a wicked sense of humour... It took a little time to get into, but after a while it was like The West Wing, I was hooked and did not want it to end' John Barrett, MP for Edinburgh West, 3 May 2009

'Nasim writes in spare, measured sentences. The effort is contained and elegant as if the author had to calculate each word, the length of each paragraph before attempting it' Peregrinations blog

'...is it at all possible that your book is more about the destabilising power of love than ME? I don't know how you'll receive this - and I'm not sure how to describe it, either - but the ME, whilst central, is also (I know, this sounds ridiculously contradictory) secondary, a kind of despairing background noise to the main event' Periodic Englishman, writer and blogger

'It is a balanced, non-didactic account of a young person grappling with a dreadful illness. All doctors will benefit from reading The State of Me' NHS blogdoctor

NASIM MARIE JAFRY: ON WRITING, READING and CHRONIC ILLNESS

Thursday 31 May 2012

100 RPM - stories inspired by music

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