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  • ‘The Misplaced House’ to be published on November 30th. London launch December 8th.

    ‘The Misplaced House’ to be published on November 30th. London launch December 8th.

    Really, really happy to tell you that my debut poetry pamphlet, The Misplaced House, will be published by tall-lighthouse on November 30th.  The pamphlet will be launched, along with other new publications from tall-lighthouse, at The Poetry Café, Betterton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9BX on Monday, 8th December at 7.30pm.  More details here. It Read more

  • On not doing #nanowrimo

    On not doing #nanowrimo

    All power to your pen if you’re taking part in National Novel Writing Month and attempting to write 50,000 words of a novel during November.  I won’t be taking part myself although I love the idea of sitting down at my computer and bashing out 50,000 words of prose.  I love the idea of a Read more

  • October update

    October update

    I don’t feel I’ve written properly in this blog for a while even though it was my aim, this year, to post here once a week.  I’ve sometimes resorted to using the Weekly Photo Challenge as a prompt and it’s been lovely to connect with other bloggers this way.  I might never have written about Read more

  • Free tickets to see top writers at Trowbridge Library

    Free tickets to see top writers at Trowbridge Library

    Julia Copus and Patrick Gale reading at Trowbridge Library, Thursday, November 27th, 7.30pm   Book your FREE tickets by calling Trowbridge Library on 01225 716700 The reading, at Trowbridge Library on Thursday, 27th November at 7.30pm,  is part of a SW England Library promotion called the Reading Passport.  It features  award-winning poet and children’s story writer Julia Copus, and novelist Read more

  • Writing and backache. What are your tips?

    Writing and backache. What are your tips?

    If, like me, you spend a fair portion of your life sitting down, reading, writing, and typing, the chances are you might experience neck and backache at some point, as well as pains in your hands and wrists.  Things got bad for me about two years ago when I first started blogging and I became Read more

  • Happy Birthday, Hilda Sheehan

    Happy Birthday, Hilda Sheehan

    What a treat to spend some time with Hilda Sheehan today, and on her birthday, too.  Hilda has really helped me become more involved in poetry over the last few years, through her work at Bluegate Poets, Swindon, Domestic Cherry magazine,  and the Swindon Poetry Festival, of which she was this year’s Director. There must be hundreds of people Read more