How do you walk in high heels? Practice.
How Arthur Conan-Doyle Saved My Life
I was one of those kids - "oh I always had my nose in a book" "all I wanted to do was read" "I've wanted to be a writer since I was a child". But [...]
Colouring In – working through the block
For the last few years I've struggled with the daily practice of words, so much so that it's often been monthly or yearly practice. It coincides precisely with having a child, and being pulled inside [...]
Campfires against the dark
The snow came at the weekend, tucked us into winter nicely. And despite the fact that we know it will be cold and wet we cannot resist going out in it, throwing the stuff around, [...]
Marginalia – why I can’t let go of printed books
This is what it comes down to: you can't write on a kindle. Yes, there's some kind of fiddly highlights and notemaking thing, but you can't make different sorts of underlining, or use a highlighter, [...]