This is the Olympic Stadium seen from the east bank of the River Lea. I was lucky enough to see the rehearsal of the Opening Ceremony and it was brilliant. Well done to all invloved, it was engaging, emotional and a real spectacle. And as it was the rehearsal i didn’t have to sit through… Continue reading
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Waiting
The Yellow House Mother Hopkins buys in Bath, by The Victoria Park Bookshop Reading Group The sun! At last it feels as if there is a season that isn’t grey and cool. The pool at the lido had a queue for the first time this year and our tortoise, Tabby, is racing round the garden… Continue reading
Good News! Brave New Girl and The Nightmare Card both up for awards!
I haven’t posted for ages because I have been so busy! Where should I start? My RLF fellowship which is lovely. World Book Day – visits last week included the brilliant Sarah Bonnell School, Swanlea School and The wonderful Book Box bookshop in Clapton The SAS conference – my first ever where I met old… Continue reading
Mentor/Mentee: Dishing it Out and Taking it On Board
Last year, for the first time I was a writing mentor and had a mentor of my own. The experiences hardly overlapped which in hindsight was a shame, as I have learned so much from being on the other side of the relationship these past few months. Let’s start with the mentee. Up until October… Continue reading
A Dalston Nativity
This is an outline for something that never got made from three years ago when it Lehmans had just gone bust and when Dalston was not as trendy as it is now. It’s schmaltzy but there you go, it’s Christmas. Enjoy! A story of Londoners bought together by birth, near death and empty buildings. set … Continue reading
An Inteview! Shhhh it’s only with myself……
Hello! Can you tell I’m getting a bit frantic? It’s cause I have a book out in oooo less than a month. That’s the cover there, won’t miss that on a dark night!. In the past I’ve always tried to be pro-active about books coming out, and although I still haven’t cracked the best selling… Continue reading