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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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Using Voice Typing as an Accessibility Tool
At this point, I've spoken about voice-to-text dictation so much. Over the course of my previous posts, we have spoken about using dictation in terms of writing and building a writing career, but only touched on the accessibility side of things; almost as a byproduct of how useful I have found voice-to-text dictation. It's important to note that — before I continue — I'm writing this based on my experience, and from my own interest, not as an expert. Physical fatigue and pain
Aug 226 min read


Creating Poetry With Voice-to-text Dictation
Poetry is all about exploring big concepts and complex feelings in a way that is succinct and hits home in the right way. A way that can be useful to do this is a stream of consciousness of what you need to say. For example, when I am first writing a poem, I have an idea of the central theme or emotion, but I'm not sure how to frame it.
Aug 155 min read


Getting Back Into Writing: Keeping the Bar Hilariously Low
That's not to say that I did not know that was coming, or that I was the first person to ever find that frustrating. It's not that I don't like working, it’s more that I have been working at 120% capacity for the last three years.
Aug 54 min read


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 19, 20251 min read


Poem: Jealousy, I See You
When people talk about jealousy, they think about choosing between who's going have the red car and who's going have the green car. But...
Jul 7, 20251 min read


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 4, 20251 min read


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 2, 20251 min read


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...
Jul 1, 20258 min read


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 29, 20251 min read
Poem: People-pleasing
I want to know me, and to know me I had to know you, and to know you I have to know me, so it's all me trying to figure out who I am,...
Jun 28, 20252 min read


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 24, 20251 min read


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 8, 20257 min read


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


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


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


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


To-Do List Productivity App Recommendation
Every time you complete task, edit a task, or reach a daily goal (which you can set yourself), you get to certain amount of points.
Nov 22, 20245 min read


5 Ways Being a Writer Can Impact Being a Student
It came as a shock to me to realise that people who aren't writers per se, aren't used to writing high volumes in one sitting...
Nov 3, 20246 min read


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


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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