Writers on how they got published

Writers on how they got published

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...
Plan? There ain’t no plan!

Plan? There ain’t no plan!

At the back end of last week, an email arrived from our Tutor with some advice as we head into a new phase of the MA in Creative Writing I’m doing with the Open University. It had a link to a writer’s planner to “encourage you to do some New Year reflecting on your...
Giving myself permission

Giving myself permission

Back in August, during the Summer break from the MA in Creative Writing I’m undertaking with the Open University, our Tutor Group had a discussion about when a person gets to call themselves a writer. At the time, I was working for ToolStore UK in a role which...