• Writing groups, book clubs and workshops.

    Writing groups, book clubs and workshops.

    After the six-week Getting Started course (see previous post), I joined some writing groups, one run by Tina Baker, my tutor, called The Half Finished Book Club. In this group, participants share their writing, give critique and feedback, and encourage each other. So, I critiqued other people’s work while struggling to remember all the rules…


  • The Tutor

    The Tutor

    This topic deserves a post, not only because of the way I met my tutor. I also wanted to summarise what I learnt from the tutor and how much she helped me get up and away with confidence. For the record, that is not a photo of me and my tutor, it’s AI generated. I…


  • How it all began

    How it all began

    The seed was planted many years ago when a family I was close to experienced a series of traumatic events that ultimately tore them apart. I witnessed firsthand the grief, anger, shock and resentment, and found myself wanting to understand what it must have been like for each person involved. I’m talking severe physical disability,…