Great Odd Sock Mystery – Now Available!

Great Odd Sock Mystery – Now Available!

If you’ve been hanging around here for any length of time, you will know that I love to come up with creative writing prompts. I use them in writing groups as well as programs like the 12 Days of Christmas. I have hundreds floating around that have been used in...
Tips for Giving Books as Christmas Gifts

Tips for Giving Books as Christmas Gifts

Books make fantastic gifts for any occasion, but especially for Christmas. They are easy to wrap, and there are so many different books for sale you are sure to find a book for even the most reluctant readers. Books can be enjoyed on Christmas Day, they are great for...
Reading as a Stim!

Reading as a Stim!

When I did my autism assessment last year, the neuropsychologist asked about stimming, or ‘self-regulatory behaviour’. In my memory, I have never done hand flapping or rocking, though I love being on a swing. So many of the things that people usually...
Writing Through a Bad Day

Writing Through a Bad Day

There are days when everything is crashing down around me and I just want to run away, to escape, break something, throw something, blow something up. But I’m an adult. I’m ‘responsible’. I can’t do these things. Not in real life…...
Supporting Young Creatives

Supporting Young Creatives

I love working with young writers. I have been working with them for the last ten years, inspiring them to be creative and have fun with creative writing. Encouraging them to play and explore, to find methods that suit them as well as keep writing as creative writing...
Writing Without Agenda

Writing Without Agenda

There is something freeing about writing for the sake of writing. You come up with an idea. It may be something fully formed, or just the vaguest of thoughts. You grab a notebook or open up the computer, and just write. You let the words flow and wait to see where...