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Have I run out of Words?

There are many things I’ve been very quiet on recently. Believe it or not, save for the odd blog, I haven’t created any of my own writing over the past year, hugely enjoying instead enabling others to write through various courses and workshops.…
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Guest Post with Eco-Writer Walkiria Bass

'...my need to write was born as a way to process trauma.' 'Find a balance between believing in your writing and humility.' ✨ Walkiria Bass (writing name Ana Maria Luisa) is a Brazilian writer based near Downham Market in West Norfolk.…
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Guest Post with Writer Mike Robbins

'...humans are maybe better than we think.' '...we’re lucky to have this thriving, lively city centre.. We have a thousand years of history and it seeps out of every brick.' ✨ How long have you been writing for and what inspires…
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My piece 'Mother' - performed at Norwich Writers Rebel Open Mic

I run Norwich Writers Rebel and every year we hold on an open mic in the Quakers Meeting House. Every time, I go through the customary panic of worrying that not enough people will come (they always do) or that they won't enjoy it (never the…
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Guest Interview with Amanda Fox: Writer, Wonder, Activist

'Refuse to fit into the box that others have tried to make for you.' 🌿 It's hard to introduce my latest guest on the blog, Amanda Fox, as I realise that she defies description in many ways. There's something about her that helps me…
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Starting the day with writing

During lockdown when we were all looking for outlets to put a chink in the monotony of our days, I heard about London Writers Salon. Which is a bit of a misnomer now, as people take part from all across the globe. But it's true that it started…
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When a novel sprouts wings and takes flight

Last June I went to a writing course in Wales. My current novel, at that point, was at its fairly early thinking stages and one afternoon I sat in an old barn enthusiastically telling the tutor (a writer I really admire) my ideas for the book.…
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How to write the future?

This ia a very good question, and one I'm struggling with. For my work in progress, I have four female protagonists spread across four centuries. I'm used to writing historical fiction so I know and enjoy that process of research: going to…
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How to Write the Land

I have a friend who runs Ecotherapy East, bringing nature and mindfulness-based workshops to people, mainly from their rewilded land that they steward in Suffolk. It's a beautiful place and I visited a while ago with my family to help…
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A Life in Orange

In June of this year I attended a writing course in the beautiful Brecon Beacons in Wales run by three amazing writers: Jay Griffiths, Tom Bullough and Pascale Petit. It was held at Black Mountains College and was called Writing, Climate and…