Apr 1, 2025 | The Main Blog
My name is called, and almost 2,000 people applaud. The Presiding Officer smiles warmly at me from across the stage and I’m suddenly acutely aware not just of my surroundings, but that there are a lot of people waiting to do what I am about to. I take a breath and...
Mar 25, 2025 | The Main Blog
Last time I published a blog online, it was reflecting on my first full year as an unpaid carer. Since then, I’ve let the virtual cobwebs gather, which for someone who writes because they need to is a problem. But, as I noted last December, I am incredibly busy these...
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...
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...
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...
