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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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Discovering and Using Audio Journalling
It is it worth doing your own research and coming to a conclusion as to which methods may be more useful to you...
Oct 17, 20243 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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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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Writing and Performing Poetry as a Wheelchair User
When your movement is restricted, it is important that the words carry more power and do most, if not all, of the expression.
Jun 15, 20244 min read
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Blog Versus NewsletterÂ
There is this continual debate in online and the e-commerce space as to whether a newsletter or maintaining a blog is the better approach.
Jun 8, 20245 min read
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Money Doesn't Buy You Happiness…or Does It?
Having said that, money can give you opportunity. Think of it being like ‘it's not what you know, it's who you know’.
Jun 2, 20244 min read
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I Have Submitted a Short Story
Hello, I just wanted to jump on (there is a reason I've never said that before), and let you know that I have submitted to — hopefully...
May 28, 20241 min read
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On Allowing Yourself to Be Creative
To have that catharsis on a regular basis, not only does that help maintain introspection, but also help us improve as people.
May 26, 20245 min read
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The Realisation That You Do Not Have to Do Everything in One Go
Anybody who knows me, knows that I'm a fan of being organised, and making the most of my time.
May 19, 20246 min read
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Why Germany Is a Country to Be Loved
It is worth noting that I have been to Germany twice in my life.
May 4, 20247 min read
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Getting Back Into Writing After a Long Break (Unplanned or Otherwise)
The first thing is, focus on writing shorter pieces. A bit like I am now, with writing this blog.
Apr 27, 20245 min read
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Do Not Neglect Your Passions
Dig deep into that, and allow yourself to feel. How do your passions make you feel? As the expression goes, what makes you feel alive?
Sep 23, 20236 min read
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Why and How to Use Voice-To-Text Dictation
Yes, I am writing another post on dictation, but you'll soon get over it. Especially after you read what I have to say. Dictation has...
Sep 15, 20237 min read
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George Monologue #1
An introduction: During lockdown, I wrote a series of fictional monologues from the perspective of an older gentleman. It was an idea...
Sep 11, 20232 min read
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Productivity Can Take Many Forms
Having recently come back from holiday, it has allowed me to reset and rethink a few things. One of those being the idea that, when I am...
Aug 27, 20237 min read
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What to Do When People Don’t Understand Your Need for Creativity
As creative people, it can feel like we are constantly swimming against the tide; creating our art to satisfy that creative itch. As with...
Jun 19, 202310 min read
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A Poem: A Garden in Summer
A Garden in Summer There is a yellow haze on the horizon, thick, hot, and sticky the grass, once green, lush, and full of life, is now...
Jun 18, 20231 min read
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On the Power of Music and Creativity
On social media, I said I sounded like I was writing an essay, so I thought I might as well expand on my thoughts. Whether that bores you...
Jun 16, 20233 min read
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A Poem: A Human Heart
My heart, it beats with love for many. Some of whom, do not know my name. Nor that I exist. Whether parted by seas, or the whole world...
Jun 12, 20231 min read
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