Unicorn Variations

The whole purpose of starting a Blog is to share your thoughts, interests or opinions with like-minded people, anywhere in the World. So, you need to choose a Blog title that not only conveys the content, but is sufficiently unique so that it is easy to find. However, due to the fact that the World Wide Web is World-wide, this can prove a little tricky.

For example, the title of this post was intended to be the title of this Blog, until Google helpfully high-lighted the fact that what I thought was a unique and never-used-before phrase was actually the title of both a short story and short story collection by Roger Zelazny. Which is where I probably subconsciously picked it up. Which meant I had to come up with something else...

The purpose of Needing Unicorns is to share the speculative and fantastic fiction I have written with a wider audience. Initial feedback from people who have had the chance to read my stories has been positive, but as yet I have not had anything published, though not for want of trying. The usual response I receive is that the particular story was not what they were currently looking for. As most writers receive innumerable rejections before their work lands in front of the right person in the right frame of mind on the right day, I have not been discouraged by this, especially when looking at some of the self-published fiction available. These authors can create fully-realised fictional worlds, fancy covers for their "books" and have the technical know-how to self-publish, but appear to have a blind-spot when it comes to the fundamentals of writing, such as grammar and spelling. Whilst I cannot claim that what I present on this Blog will be free of such errors, I will endeavour to use only the finest words, locally sourced for freshness and sustainability, carefully packaged to ensure a smooth and enjoyable reading experience.

Furthermore, taking a leaf from Neil Gaiman's book, each posted tale will be followed with an additional post, detailing the genesis of the story and this will be noted in the posts' title. That way, if you want to know the story behind the story, you can, or you can just read the stories.

Either way, welcome to the contents of my mind and I hope you like what you find.