Book Review: Nine Minds by Daniel Tammet

Book Review: Nine Minds by Daniel Tammet

Dec 22, 2024 | The Main Blog

One of the great joys of reading is that, occasionally, you discover a book that has a profound effect on you, the reader. I’ve recently finished such a book, specifically Nine Minds by Daniel Tammet. The minds in question all belong to autistic people; some have...
The results are in!

The results are in!

Dec 17, 2024 | The Main Blog

For the last two years, I have been working towards an MA in Creative Writing with the Open University, as I discussed in this space in October 2024. That post was written shortly after I submitted my End of Module Assessment (EMA), a 15,000 word project which in my...
The results are in!

I’m back! (But I never went away)

Oct 22, 2024 | The Main Blog

I was a bit embarrassed to work out that 100 days had passed without me writing anything in this space. After all, if you’re not making your work available, are you even a writer at all? It has to be said, though, that I have been busy since sharing my thoughts on the...
What If? An early morning freewrite

What If? An early morning freewrite

Mar 25, 2024 | The Main Blog

I wrote the piece below at about 4:30am one morning in October 2023, with no plans to do anything with it. I was ‘venting’ and trying to regulate my emotions whilst staying awake. But then my wife and I met with our son’s Social Worker and SENCO; I...
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Writers on how they got published

Mar 3, 2024 | The Main Blog

I’m currently in the second year of a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing with the Open University. In addition to helping writers working in several genres to hone their craft, the course has a section called ‘Writer in the World, which is designed to encourage...