Let’s be daring and celebrate! The weather may of course shift any minute but at the moment, let’s celebrate the sunshine and use this to trigger a new Season of creativity. It’s been a while since the last blog post and it feels great to be sitting down and writing. Life has been a...
Happy New Year! Here’s to a wonderful, creative 2018. We had a busy 2017 here at Creative Writes, with a range of creative writing workshops. We launched Words & Wine, which proved very popular. These workshops are held at an inspiring private residence in Muswell Hill, N10 and there is much laughter along with...
Treasures from my travels… Hello, I have recently returned from an adventure in Cambodia and what wonderful writing inspiration it was… I could write pages & pages here but I have chosen some of the most poignant moments and thoughts to share with you from the trip. Something that became really apparent to me, was...
Welcome to our Creative Writes blog and to September… The change in the air is palpable with the new season. A time for contemplation, plans and of course, words. I have been sharing poetry and writing prompts which mark this shift and usher in Autumn. The responses in my creative writing workshops have been...
This month, I’ve been thinking about the power of unfinished stories… The stories we write, the stories we think, the stories we speak, the stories we hear, the stories we read and the stories we wish to believe. These are all treasures for writers, aren’t they? We can weave all of these stories into our...
Please do not disturb! Writing in response to photos from the C&C Archive During one of my recent workshops, I asked the group – who I have been working with since January, why the weekly writing workshops matter to them? I asked them this because they were talking about how they really didn’t like it...
Tweet, tweet! Hello, I was inspired by Mslexia Magazine’s ‘A Week of Tweets’ – where a guest records their week in tweets, with the daily limit of 140 characters. I have shared this with my creative writing groups in Muswell Hill, N10 and beyond. The exercise has been well received. There is no pressure to...
Muswell Hill, North London Hello, I know it’s been a little quiet on the blogging front from this side – I haven’t forgotten about you! It has been a whirlwind of activity and to be honest, I am not sure where to begin… I am delighted to be settled in a new flat, back in...
It may seem strange thinking about rain while we are experiencing this dry, sunny weather but during my workshops recently, I have been exploring sensory detail with the groups and rain is incredibly evocative – covering all of the senses. The theme has triggered some powerful memories, poetry and descriptive prose. Rain can be very...
This has been quite a week and I thought I would share some of the adventures and highlights with you…Last weekend, I attended a London Lapidus meeting http://www.lapidus.org.uk/ The Writing for Wellbeing Organisation. The guest speaker and facilitator was Margot Van Sluytman, who shared some of her story about how she came to meet the man who...
