One of my sadnesses early on in lockdown was feeling like the work of my novel was being washed away by our new reality.
The Lockdown Novel
What a Cake Might Mean
...for a long time I internalised the importance of being stoic. Thinking of it as a strength. I couldn't metabolize the sentimental. Anything saccharin was too much for me to take, to likely to errode my defences.
Barcelona – travel with kids
I've always tried to be authentic in writing about travel with babies and travel with kids.
A writer’s guide to reading Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
What can a close reading of Never Let Me Go, by Nobel Prize in literature winner Kazuo Ishiguro teach you as a writer?
I will teach my children lies
I will teach them that a mothers love and a fathers love can protect them from everything...
EPIPHANY | Take a tentative step forward in a relationship with Sandy Bennet-Haber’s short story.
FictionEPIPHANY | Take a tentative step forward in a relationship with Sandy Bennet-Haber’s short story.
The Mending Basket – sew your way to sustainability
sewing contains romance, excitement and a hit of the happy you usually need to spend money to get, all while adding feathers to your sustainability crown.
My Mother is an Artist
The second pop-up for the Emerald Bookshelf kicked off on Saturday at the Gala Opening of My Mother is an Artist at Bridgend Farmhouse. It as a lovely afternoon of book and chat - sharing the inspiration and sometimes frustrations of being a mother and an artist.
The Emerald Bookshelf – new pop up
Opening afternoon - 19th January - a kid friendly event kicking off at 2pm, with readings and artists talks.
Women Writers Network Favourite Reads of 2018
I am still in that valley known as the kids school holidays, so 2019 will not officially start until later this week. In the meantime here is a list compiled by Helen Taylor of all the Women Writers Network Favourite Reads of 2018 Feel free to tweet us @womenwritersnet with any of your favourites. Happy New… Continue reading Women Writers Network Favourite Reads of 2018
The Emerald Bookshelf – pop-up at The Falkirk Storytelling Festival
The Emerald Bookshelf – guest curated by Ailie Walace, showcasing The Rooftop Writers Anthology, Suzanne Egerton, Max Scratchman, Carol Allan, Ailie Wallace, Waymaking – a new anthology of Women's adventure writing and more.
Big Winds
I was happy to have my brood
all under our roof
with the winds raging outside.
