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I’ve just contributed a short story, The Tattoist’s Mother, to issue 6 of the Amphibian literary journal. The theme was ‘Healing’, and it reminded me just how much I love writing short stories. There’s something incredibly satisfying about a finite Read more…

My play, Nothing On Earth, is published as of today by Aurora Metro Press. I’m super-excited to get my own copy… see more here: https://www.aurorametro.com/product/nothing-on-earth-play/

So… it always feels to me as though autumn is one of those pivotal seasons for writing. I really, REALLY want to get stuff finished or at least, the shitty first draft finished, before the Christmas break. In theory, this Read more…

I’ve been wondering this recently as I run workshops in lots of different kinds of writing; report writing, reflective, case studies, expressive, writing better emails… and it made me wonder about the value of just, well, getting any words down. Read more…

I’m finding writing inspiration in new places this autumn; from ancient woodlands to cathedrals to singing workshops. And the more outside my usual haunts the better. Last week, I went to experience a shape singing workshop, run or sung by Read more…

I’ve been thinking and talking with other writers, and some non-writers, or would-be-writers-if-they-could-stop-prevaricating-and-just-get-on-with-it…. about- Getting on with writing! It’s taken me ages to learn what works best for me, and these can be narrowed down to: Works for me. Take Read more…

This week, I have been going to new places with both writing and exploring the countryside for inspiration, and one feeds into the other. It’s a circular thing in fact; I write a bit, I go out and see or Read more…

… editing my novel.  I haven’t written prose for a few years- I’ve been immersed in playwriting for so long that some major things have begun to emerge as the differences between the two. They might seem obvious but they’ve Read more…