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
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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
Happy Halloween
Most of you know that I'm studying for a PhD... Well this is my last year so I've been thinking... What next? Well, I have a plan. In the new year we are hoping to get the studio set up in the 'soon-to-be-converted' garage. This will mean I can start drawing and writing in earnest.… Continue reading Happy Halloween
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
Life and life’s problems
Life can throw some lemons. So I'm making lemonade... #amwriting #lovinglife
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
A big idea?
I went for the Big Pitch... And got an award. #shocked #swanseauniversity #bigpitch #business #amwriting
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
Trick or Treat – a short story
Trick or treat, what come with the sweet will sometimes leave a sour aftertaste. #amwriting #shortstory #memoir
Kate Murray - Cleaver 