Happy May Day
I love the smell of hawthorn blossom - but as a child I was always warned not to carry it into the house because it was unlucky. Think back to your own [...]
Beyond the Grapevine: research fragments and ideas for writers
I'm very happy that this now published as a paperback and an ebook. It includes some of my previously published articles in UK magazine 'Grapevine' as well as some writing exercises. Available [...]
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 [...]
Think Positive – Get Creative
We are going through difficult times. It is very easy to get drawn into a spiral of panic, especially when faced with social isolation, empty supermarket shelves and conflicting news reports. Try [...]
The Girl With Amber Eyes
This is now available as an audio book! If you would like a free promo code to download this - then please get in touch via the contact page of this website. [...]
Money in the bank
Buy yourself a notebook (if you don't already carry one). Use it to jot down ideas for stories, brief descriptions of people and places and fragments of overheard conversation. Use the information [...]
A Town Like Evesham
Local singer-songwriter Colin Pitts, Evesham poet Bob Woodroofe and I have united to produce a CD of poems and songs called 'A Town Like Evesham.' The CD is available from Jellypicklejam café [...]
The Evesham Cafe Collection
Evesham Festival of Words photographer, Angela Fitch, and I have joined forces to produce a book of poems, recipes and images featuring some of the beautiful cafes in Evesham. The work has [...]
Twenty Five Things About Me
I have lexical-gustatory synaesthesia (I experience some words and names as a specific taste). I was born in Kent. I am left handed. My birth sign is Aries. I hate being called [...]