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Officially a proper grown-up (or at least pretending to be)
As per, a lot as happened since my last post. I was invited to interview for several high-profile grad schemes and jobs in journalism, which was flattering in itself given the fierce competition from my colleagues at City and other … Continue reading
Michael Gove, John Steinbeck, and inspiration
“A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hill-side bank and runs deep and green. The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Politics, TV/Film/Literature
Tagged Austen, curriculum, Dickens, literature, Michael Gove, Mockingbird, reading, Shakespeare, UK, writing
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Tribute to Nigel Jenkins
Today, someone very dear to me passed away. Nigel Jenkins was a highly respected and brilliant poet, writer, editor and broadcaster. He was a lecturer on the creative writing course I studied at Swansea University and also my personal tutor … Continue reading
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Tagged Mumbles, Nigel Jenkins, poet, poetry, Swansea, Swansea University, tribute, writing
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2014 – The job hunt begins
Happy 2014! It’s been a good start to the new year. After my hard drive crashed last summer I went through a mini nervous breakdown thinking that I’d lost half a novel I was working on (it turned out that … Continue reading
“The first one” – The Key to Erebus
I was 17 when I got a call from my aunt asking if I wanted to get involved in a writing project. She knew I was interested in a writing career and had an idea for a book that would … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Novels
Tagged Amazon, book, characters, editing, novel, publishing, The Key to Erebus, writing
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