Happy Autumn Equinox (Mabon)
This is a time of harvest and re-evaluation. It is a good time to take a look at what you have created so far this year - and to plan for the [...]
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 Easter
Easter is a good time to take stock of where you are on your writing journey - or anything else in life! Think about what you want - and why. Remember that [...]
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, [...]
Autumn Equinox
I love the gleam of jewel-like berries in the hedgerows! On a walk yesterday, I saw these bryony berries and also hawthorn, rose hips, sloes, damsons and late plums. I also saw [...]
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 [...]
Gathering Ideas
Autumn is a time for harvesting and preserving fruit and vegetables. I love the crispness in the early morning air and the colours of the turning leaves. It is also a good [...]
Pathways
Very happy to announce the publication of 'Pathways' - my third joint collection with Bob Woodroofe - published by Greenwood Press. As with our previous two collections 'Tales of Trees' and 'Journey', [...]
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 [...]