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7 Prompts for Writers #7: Poetry
Poets and readers of poetry will spend endless amounts of time arguing about what is poetry. For some, a poem is not a poem unless it rhymes and sticks to a strict rhythmic pattern. I happen to...
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Writing the therapeutic journey #1: a part of my story
Anniversaries are interesting things. As human beings we seem fascinated by them. I suppose they give a focal point for remembering, for reflection, for noticing the years are passing (on their...
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Writing the therapeutic journey #2: where are we headed?
‘Writing isn’t really to do with sitting at the desk at all,’ said the late, much-lamented, Helen Dunmore in a Guardian interview in 2016. She was talking about writers connecting with the world in...
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Writing the therapeutic journey #3: how to get going
Let’s be clear, I am not talking about writing which aims at an outcome, for example results in something to share such as a poem, a story, a novel, a piece of drama. This is another branch-line which...
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Writing the therapeutic journey #4: where’s the evidence?
I have prefaced much of the previous posts with ‘I believe’. This belief comes from my own experience, from working with others through writing, and from reading and studying what others say about...
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Writing the therapeutic journey #5: Creating a Safe Space
Welcome back to my occasional series on Creative Writing for Wellbeing. Given it’s been a while since I posted, I would urge those who have not already done so, to read the previous posts in the...
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Writing the therapeutic journey #6: reflecting as we go
These blog posts are about exploring creative writing as a support for our mental health and our over-all wellbeing. The first aspect to this is to have the impulse to write, the second is to get words...
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Writing the therapeutic journey #7: Point of View
These blog posts are about exploring creative writing as a support for our mental health and our over-all wellbeing. With some practice and a fair wind, you are writing more freely and uncovering some...
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The Strange Case of the Disappearing Twin
In my last post in this series, I suggested ways in which to become more reflexive about ourselves and how we interact with the world through interrogating our creative writing with reflexive...
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The Strange Case of the Disappearing Twin Part Two
The Strange Case of the Disappearing Twin. What crafting a crime novel told me about myself. Back with the final part… If you missed the first part, click here: https://goo.gl/Fu8BYR In 2012,...
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