Well, looks like I am going to be giving a workshop on the 21st January... Not sure on how many can come but if anyone fancies then please have a look. It will all be run on zoom. CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP'Kati Kati a state in between; Transcultural Identities in Wales and the World'Thursday 21st January… Continue reading A free workshop
Category: Masters tales
Anything about the Masters in Creative Writing and Scriptwriting
Showboat TV and meeting me
Ever wanted to have a conversation or question me about a book? Well, here is the chance. At 3.10pm tomorrow, 16th Jan 2021, I will be giving an interview and a reading which can be streamed from http://www.showboat.tv/2021/live.html After that, I think about 30 minutes later, there is a quick 15 minutes that you can… Continue reading Showboat TV and meeting me
Missing
I have been missing. Missed Christmas and New Year on here... What is wrong? Well, I ended up needing an operation... Which I finally had but have picked up a tiny infection that is being treated with antibiotics and after 24 hours I'm feeling much better. The result is that I have disappeared from all… Continue reading Missing
Writing Retreats and Free Apples
So I was invited on a BAME and marginalised voices writing retreat. It was for those who are under-represented in the writing and publishing world. I guess ideally this would never have come about because no one would be on the edges and left out. The reality though is that I am less likely to… Continue reading Writing Retreats and Free Apples
Killing your darlings
No, I don’t mean we ought to kill people or small animals. It is a saying in writing circles. You kill your darlings… The parts of the book that you work so hard to get perfect and instead you have to cut them to make the story flow. In Here Be Dragons I had a… Continue reading Killing your darlings
The Meeting
It is strange meeting people you haven’t seen in years. On the honeymoon I had the opportunity to meet up with some mates I hadn’t seen in about twenty years. How much do you change in 20 years? The answer is loads and not that much at all. It was weird. They said I was… Continue reading The Meeting
Pet Portraits
I used to do them all the time, but I stopped advertising and they just dropped off... But I have been thinking of starting up again and drawing some wildlife. I have found myself wanting to pick up the paintbrush and the pencil and start working again. That is if I can squeeze it around… Continue reading Pet Portraits
Moving
Don't get me wrong... I moved 3 and a half years ago, but I left my workshop. The paints, pencils, artwork... everything frozen in time. But there have been problems. The workshop got a leak, there was a flood... The artwork started to deteriorate. There was a mold that started to creep across the… Continue reading Moving
Oh errrr… I been Longlisted
So, a while back I entered the New Welsh Writers Competition with a story I thought was a long shot. It was set in the past and I was submitting it for a dystopian award. But it really is a dystopian story, and horrifically true. In 1800 a sailor, James Norris, was placed in Bethlem… Continue reading Oh errrr… I been Longlisted
What’s been happening?
Well, of late, a lot. Which means of course, that I haven't been blogging. But then life can get in the way. The good news is that the colouring book for kids is almost ready... Just need a few more proof reads and then it will be hitting a shelf near you. Then there is… Continue reading What’s been happening?
