Here’s a Christmas story for you, as I know you’ll be missing them right now: A few years ago, the funeral of my friend Danny’s father....

There is a metaphor for grief – I didn’t come up with it, but it’s a good one: a ball in a box, bouncing around constantly and hitting...

I wrote this a while ago. Although activities will be altered by the current lockdown, they will not be curtailed. During my first...

But a lot of how you face this pandemic and the lockdown that goes with it – the removal of most distractions and most companionship for an

In recent weeks many nations have done the unthinkable. Closed their borders, repatriated their citizens, revoked the most basic of human ri

In January, after three hours on a bus journey that should have taken one, standing up most of the way and nose-to-armpit with stinking fart

Like everyone I've ever met, I have favourites. There are some people I like more than others. It might be their sense of humour, their enth

Being English, I shy away from sharing personal stuff, but this is so big and so deep that it is at the heart of my life right now, so...

Getting your words out there puts you in the firing line, as you'll know if you've ever posted (or even merely replied to a post) on Twitter

'Write what you know,' we are advised. You will interest readers by giving them an insight into your culture. You have a unique understandin

It's my belief that, if it's possible and passes a risk assessment, you should experience the sensual aspect of the things you are writing a

If you've reached this page it's because you've googled 'should I do an MA in Creative Writing'. (Perhaps you didn't use Google. Maybe...

Writing fiction is the form of art in which you put yourself on the line most. Musicians hide behind an instrument; songwriters can...

You may be wondering, at this stage in your career, what kind of writing suits you best. Are you a novelist or is the short story more...

Place: I appreciate that not everyone lives in London. For almost half of my life, I didn't either and frankly, I loved it up in the...

Some years ago I went on my first writing retreat. It was bucolic, inspirational, and led to some interesting connections. And what I...