Cloaked Tales Is Going Live…
My next project will be two new plays for children under the working title ‘Cloaked Tales.’ Having been successful in a Grants for The Arts Application from… Read More »Cloaked Tales Is Going Live…
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The Werewolf is out! And is book of the week on www.booksforkeeps.co.uk!
It’s been a full weekend of poem submissions and play editing and getting used to the idea that my debut collection is, as of friday… Read More »The Werewolf is out! And is book of the week on www.booksforkeeps.co.uk!
Superheroes from play turn up in real life!!!
I have a bit of a thing for superheroes, growing up I greedily read Spider-man and Spawn comics and the relatively recent spate in superhero… Read More »Superheroes from play turn up in real life!!!
2nd draft of play. Done. Poetry edits. Done. Now back to the novel.
Paraphrasing Toni Morrison – Poets write good prose, they just cut up the lines. Many talk of “headspace” when writing – I have done myself.… Read More »2nd draft of play. Done. Poetry edits. Done. Now back to the novel.
Little bit of food
The students of a school I’ve just finished a project at have written a tonne of fantastic food poems based on my piece “A little… Read More »Little bit of food
Label the environment
This is a great exercise to trick young people into writing (cue evil laugh) I used this exercise for the first time the other day… Read More »Label the environment
Poems generated from outdoor learning session
I was pleasantly surprised yesterday to be presented with a wall of poems inspired by an outdoor session I led with a year two class.… Read More »Poems generated from outdoor learning session
Get them thinking of themselves as writers
A great way to get kids thinking of themselves as writers is to ask them to draw themselves as writers. I had some great pictures… Read More »Get them thinking of themselves as writers