Time to reflect… Here we are, still shaping our new world At Creative Writes, we are enjoying the variety that each week brings, with our online and in person workshops – along with facilitating in the Community and Corporate workshops/events. There’s also the Community Engagement freelance work for the wonderful heritage site – The Charterhouse,...
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Apologies for the delay. I appear to have been a little lost for words. Ironic, I know. Patterns and routines are constantly shifting in response to the Pandemic. Therefore the ‘new normal’ isn’t static and we are all continuing to find our way. As a result of this shifting...
The seasons have changed from Winter, to Spring, to Summer. As I mentioned in my last blog post – Hashtag Change, there is a lot for me to be grateful for. I’ve been able to continue with my Creative Writes group workshops and one to one Masterclasses and welcome new writers to our community, without...
Hello, I hope this finds you well. I have two saved drafts of Blog Posts – one is entitled ‘Happiness’ from July last year and the other ‘Wellbeing’ from February this year. I am not sure why I didn’t publish either of these. I think it was partly because of other demands on my time...
Hello, I wanted to share some recent experiences with you from my work in Community & Care Settings, as a Creative Writing and Poetry Reading Facilitator. I hope you find it helpful. There is a downloadable resource pack in this blog post too. On 24 September 2019, I was invited to facilitate a Read Aloud...
Hello! I hope you are enjoying the London sunshine, Time has flown since the last blog post, which was written just after the sparkly 10th Creative Writes Birthday Words & Wine celebration. It’s been a busy time. Essentially, I have been busy creating space to write both for myself and the groups and individuals I...
Hello! I hope this finds you well and enjoying the start of Spring (it’s feeling a bit too chilly here in North London to believe it is actually Spring!). It’s been a whirlwind at Creative Writes and the blog post I wrote a while ago has taken a back seat for now. I wanted to...
Hello & Happy New Year to you all, I hope you had a wonderful Festive Season. 2019 marks ten whole years of Creative Writes! This feels like a significant Birthday, so we are going to celebrate… There will be a special Words & Wine Workshop to celebrate our Birthday in March 2019 and we are...
Hello, Welcome to Creative Writes & to Autumn, I have been writing this blog post in my head for quite a while and am delighted to finally be typing it out! I work in a wide range of settings and there’s a lot to digest. No day is the same and I meet such wonderful...
What has the summer brought so far? I know it’s been a while since the last blog post. Sometimes, life picks up a tremendous speed, just like the tide. I have, as usual – been learning so much from facilitating my Creative Writing & Poetry Workshops and I wanted to share some Summer highlights with...
