Samhain/Halloween Blessings
This is a good time of year to look at how far you've travelled with your writing this year - and to gather inspiration for ideas to work on during the winter. [...]
Happy May Day
You can never have too many bluebells! For this month's writing exercise, think about a character in a wood. What can they see, hear and smell? Who are they? What are they [...]
Happy St David’s Day
A new month is like a blank page. A fresh start. Aim to spend a few moments each day outside. Focus on a flower or a tree. What do you notice? Think [...]
Happy Imbolc/St Brigid’s Day/Candlemas
1st February is considered by some people to be the beginning of Spring. There are certainly signs of new life in my part of the UK in the form of snowdrops, primroses, [...]
Happy New Year!
Best wishes to everyone for a happy, healthy and creative 2023. If you're tempted to make New Year's Resolutions - then don't! Use this time of the year to sow seeds for [...]
Halloween Writing Exercise
Halloween, or Samhain, doesn't have to be about dressing up as a ghost and knocking on people's doors demanding 'trick or treat.' It is said to be a time when the gap [...]
Happy Halloween
Halloween is a great time of year for beginning a new project. NaNoWriMo (which stands for National Novel Writing Month) begins on 1st November. This is a time when writers worldwide commit [...]
New Publication – Beyond the Grapevine – research fragments and writing exercises
The book will be available on Amazon at £1.99 for Kindle and £5 Paperback. It includes articles previously published in a local magazine called 'Grapevine' and creative exercises for writers. The articles [...]
Workshops – Number 8 Community Arts Centre
Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, I have cancelled my workshops on 3rd April and 1st May. There is a good chance that the workshop in June won't run either. Please check this [...]