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.

This could be striving to achieve academically, this could be becoming a published author, it could be buying a house and raising a family.

When your movement is restricted, it is important that the words carry more power and do most, if not all, of the expression.

It is worth noting that I have been to Germany twice in my life.

The first thing is, focus on writing shorter pieces. A bit like I am now, with writing this blog.

When I looked at you, you burst into flame. As the flame burnt, you did not scream. Instead you outstretched your hand; our hands...

I am in the process of making a huge mindset shift, and I feel like it's something crucial that I share with you. We are living in an...

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?

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...

As creative people, it can feel like we are constantly swimming against the tide; creating our art to satisfy that creative itch. As with...

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...

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...

Hello, it's been a while (or at least it feels like it's been a while). Although it's been just over a week that I have not been...

In this essay, I explore what loneliness really means, and apply that in an every day context. As with almost anything that I write, the ess

How do we get young people into literature? This is a question that, as a society, we have been asking for years and years; largely being...

In April, I handed the baton of Youth Poet Laureate over to two other young poets, as my term came to an end. It was a privilege to be...

This is quite an open-ended question, so… I write this blog in the hope that it will prompt you to — within your own circumstances —...

As much as we'd like to be, not all writers are millionaires. Don't get me wrong — there is always hope there, and I've got my fingers...

Deep emotion Have you heard the saying 'it's just the tip of the iceberg'? Well, this is the perfect saying for this concept. For every...

It may surprise you to know that I often wish I wasn't an empath; at least not as empathetic as I am. Empathy is a term that you may have...