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...
Reading & Writing for Wellbeing

Reading & Writing for Wellbeing

I have been doing a lot of thinking and soul-searching this year, trying to work out what I want to do with my life. My kids are both adults now, one has moved out of home. I had a job earlier in the year that I lost due to funding cuts. Since my AuDHD (autism &...
Free Books from the Library

Free Books from the Library

We all know that we can get free books by borrowing them from the library, but did you know there are often other opportunities for free, or cheap, books from the  library? I’m a big believer in buying books from bookshops or borrowing from libraries so that...
My Writing Process

My Writing Process

Another thing I get asked about a lot is my writing process. There are so many different that are taught and, for years, I had thought I was a failure at writing because they didn’t work for me. This started back in high school. Writing is something I have...
My diagnosis process

My diagnosis process

Since my post the other day, I have had a few people asking me about my diagnosis process and whether or not I had pursued an autism diagnosis. All my life, I had felt something wasn’t quite right. I didn’t seem to fit in places I was supposed to, or...