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Want to write your memoir but can’t seem to get started?
Writing is like weaving cloth then making a suit. Your first draft is the weave….
From page to radio production: reflections on a new experience
At the time, I’d been so scared that the phone had been shaking against my…
Does Structure bring out the Rebel in you?
Structure is not the threat of you must fit into this shape. It is the…
Book launch: Alone, Together – short stories set in lockdown
Reflect on the last few months in the company of great characters .
Time and Place Poetry Session 5
Welcome to our fifth session together, creating poetry inspired by our homes and the objects…
Time and Place Poetry Session 4
Welcome to our fourth session together, creating poetry inspired by our homes and the objects…
Time and Place Poetry Session 3
Welcome to our third session together, exploring poetry inspired by the objects in our homes.
Creative Choices Matter
When you open up cinema in this way, it can be truly barrier-smashing. Film becomes…
Time and Place Poetry Session 2
Welcome to our second session together, creating poetry inspired by our homes and the objects…
Time and Place Poetry Group Welcome and Session 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEh6-qrEO0g&t=37s Three writing exercises follow. Please type your poems into the ‘comments’ section at the…
Why now is a great time to try Writing Competitions
We may be stuck indoors, but our imagination has no limits! Featuring FREE comp listings…
Are you attempting to work from home with small children?
I love my kids, and I love the positive mental health outcomes of getting some…
Can’t get it right first time? Take heart…
Here’s something I hear regularly at the beginning of any writing group I’m running: “When…
Spot The Difference: running writing groups for people who have dementia, and for people who don’t.
What do you think might be the biggest difference between a writing group for people…
I Love My Dictionary
I love my dictionary. I had it as a birthday present when I turned 17,…

Sharing our writing journeys…
