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Award-winning Author, Poet, Mental Health Advocate, and the Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of Stamford (2022-23).
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Acknowledging Burnout and the Process of Being a Writer
There are so many things that I would like to do, that I would like to achieve, that I'm interested in. This automatically means that I end up doing a lot without acknowledging the fact that I am potentially doing too much at once — and that leads to an endless cycle of burnout.
Sep 69 min read
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Poem: A Moment by the Sea
I was by the sea one day in the hope of quelling my ever-screaming mind for a moment. It was quiet, I listened to the roll of the waves...
Jul 191 min read
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Poem: The Obstacles of Anxiety
I used to be ashamed of anxiety, A never ending spiral Further and further, Tighter and tighter, An unforgiving ritual And now I realise...
Jul 41 min read
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Poem: Vulnerability
Not that I would be able to tell you, but I admire you. I admire the way you get up and go Despite everything against you A face of...
Jul 21 min read
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Reintroducing My Publications: Poetry Anthologies, Essays, and Short Stories
What a relief it is to be in this position If you're reading this, then my publications are all ready for you to read — and let me tell...
Jun 308 min read
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Poem: Fly, Red Kite, fly
I watch as you trace the landscape with your gaze, Your wings stretched out far, Reaching from mountain-peak to mountain-peak. Turning...
Jun 291 min read
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Poem: On the Horizon
The waves, They once rocked high and fast. And now, as I look upon the horizon of the morning sun, the sea is calm. And you, you stand...
Jun 241 min read
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Why I Don’t Feel the Need to Include Disabled Characters in My Writing
As a disabled person, I do believe that there is a certain need to be a voice discussing disability as it is an opportunity to educate...
Feb 87 min read
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Introduction to Using Social Media as a Digital Writing Platform
Digital writing is essentially writing for entertainment and/or consumption on a digital space.
Dec 15, 20247 min read
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Writing as an Outlet as a Disabled Person
Writing also allows for a level playing field, because disability is not the defining factor of anything within writing.
Dec 8, 20249 min read
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The Struggle Of Social Media As a Writer
I know, from experience, that using social media as a writer can be a double-edged sword.
Dec 1, 20243 min read
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Imposter Syndrome: Your Writing Feeling as Though It Is Not a Priority
In calling myself a writer, it puts across this idea that being a writer and writing is all that I am — and without it I am nothing.
Nov 27, 20245 min read
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Is Blogging Inferior to Other Types of Writing?
I also get the impression that people don't like to read blogs because they are written by ‘random people’...
Nov 23, 20243 min read
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How Dictation Can Revolutionise Your Note-Taking Process as a Student
What I really like about it is the simplicity. The fact that I could be reading a chapter in a module book, or reading a website...
Nov 6, 20244 min read
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Using Voice-to-text Dictation for Professional or Academic Writing
As my interest in — and use — of voice-to-text dictation has increased, I have used it more and more across my various types of writing.
Oct 26, 20245 min read
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Four Tips to Help You Organise the Overwhelm of Having Too Many Ideas When Writing
Being a writer means being creative, and being creative means that there is — more or less — a constant stream of ideas...
Oct 11, 20244 min read
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Making Dreams Come True
This could be striving to achieve academically, this could be becoming a published author, it could be buying a house and raising a family.
Oct 5, 20245 min read
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Writing Comedy: How to Give Yourself a Laugh
I'm only just starting to consider what writing this post and writing comedy might actually say about me... Recently, I have began to...
Sep 19, 20243 min read
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Mein Erstes Blog auf Deutsch
Die Idee ist, dass bei mir, die Worte hinschreiben, man bequemer mit Satzbauen werden kann. Und dann kann ich mich besser ausdrücken.Â
Jul 20, 20242 min read
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Reading Should Not Be a Chore: Here’s How to Enjoy It Again
I have found that I struggle to read at the same time as writing (not literally, of course, because it is impossible to do the two...
Jul 7, 20245 min read
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