Hello! How is January going for you? Over here at Creative Writes, the speed has picked up considerably and I am adjusting to the new rhythm. This new rhythm involves two days a week across the ‘other side’ of town, hopping between Kew, New Malden & Kingston. The rest of the week includes Wednesday Writes...
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WISH UPON A STAR
Happy New Year! This is a short and sweet blog post to welcome in the New Year. The workshops will begin on Monday, so I look forward to sharing more news with you in the next post – after I have been zapping around London and Surrey! Creative Writes will be on the road for workshops...
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2013 – A MONTAGE
Hello & welcome to the Creative Writes 2013 montage! As many of us do at this time, I have been reflecting over the past year and wanted to share some of the highlights with you. There have been some truly wonderful partnership projects and surprise opportunities, which have taken me across London. Some of you...
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TRUTH & INSPIRATION
Inspirational words from the local library Hello & Welcome! It has continued to be busy over here at the Creative Writes headquarters… After the Words Over Waltham Forest Festival, I started working with the Kingston Carers Group and it has been worth every second of the long commute! There is nothing I enjoy more than...
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WASHING WORDS WITH OUR STRANGER NEIGHBOURS!
Starting To Write In E17 – Stranger Neighbour Residency. Some of our group at the end of a busy weekend Well, where do I begin? Daz & coins for the launderette at Hanging Words Out To Dry We could start with the laughter in the launderette during Hanging Words Out To Dry over the past two Thursdays, as...
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HAPPY NATIONAL POETRY DAY
Happy National Poetry Day! Poetry stones – write a wish The theme of this year’s National Poetry Day is Water and was inspired by Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner: from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to...
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FRESH PICKINGS
Hello all, It’s good to be back home to the buzz of London, after two weeks on a Writing Retreat and Autobiography Workshop in a very quiet corner of Greece. With the start of September and notes of Autumn in the air, I bring you reflections on the summer and fresh pickings for the season...
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YOU CALL THE SHOTS
Enjoy focussed writing time with just the two of us! I mentioned in my recent Creative Writes newsletter that I have had an increased number of Masterclasses (the adult Masterclasses are one to one, for one or two hours). The group workshops are also blossoming but I do find this shift interesting. Many of you...
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SUMMER FRENZY
Hello – it has been quite a week! I had been asked to return to the Leytonstone Festival to deliver a poetry workshop. So on Sunday, I found myself in the basement of a nightclub with a group of Leytonstone locals! As we were in the Luna Lounge, I themed the workshop around the moon and stars,...
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MAKING YOUR MARK
On Wednesday, I ran a new Themed Workshop entitled ‘Colourful Writes.’ I have always been fascinated and excited by colour – especially bright, sumptuous colour in art and nature.I read a review a few years ago in Mslexia magazine on Derek Jarman’s book ‘Chroma.’ It sounded fascinating and when I read it, it didn’t disappoint. The book is a kind of...