Two weeks ago I attended the Bournemouth Writing Festival where I had the best of times meeting other book nerds and writers, and of course, writing. The first workshop, run by a member of the Outsider’s Project, was about “Writing Reality”. The Outsider’s Project gives a platform to artists from marginalised backgrounds, and their current […]
Leaving
Don’t go, he said. And it was all she ever wanted to hear. Let’s talk, he said. Just like every other man who ever ignored a woman talking, until she made up her mind. Not today, though, he said, I have so much work to do. But Wednesday, maybe, if your decision can wait? Yes, […]
Writing in Venice
To celebrate my birthday this year, I granted myself the gift of participating in a writing retreat in Venice, Italy. A dream destination for many, it should be a great place to get your creative juices flowing. The retreat was themed around German writer Rainer Maria Rilke, who spent some time in Venice in the […]