Good afternoon,I hope this finds you well. Here’s a Muswell Hill rainbow that made me smile and feel inspired yesterday…I also felt really inspired on Monday evening while attending a Networking Event in the City of London, organised by Kick Ass Networking (the name played a big part in me booking a place!). I hadn’t been to...
Muswell Hill,
London
N10 1PP
Category: <span>short story</span>
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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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AUTUMN WRITES
Autumn in Highgate Wood Hello & Welcome to the Creative Writes blog! Autumn has certainly reached a remarkable speed, to match the vigorous winds! Our Playing with Poetry and Words workshop was good fun and we celebrated National Poetry Day with Water Themed Poetry by Sylvia Plath & Samuel Taylor Coleridge and then wrote our...
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REFLECTING AND PROGRESSING
Found Magazine – full of unexpected treasures As the Seasons change, it has been another busy week for Creative Writes, with new discoveries and experiences. In this blog post, I wanted to share some of my reflections on the past week with you and also look ahead… When planning for a new post – ongoing creative...
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SAY YES!
Music Hall Programme It looks like Spring is trying to break through at last..this is good reason to celebrate! I have been thinking about unexpected challenges. I accepted a freelance role recently that was beyond my comfort zone. What I want to share with you is this – if something scares you yet excites you, say yes! Once...
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DYSLEXIA AWARENESS WEEK WORKSHOP
The writers hard at work! Hello all, as I type – two men in luminous yellow jackets and hoods are outside my top floor window in what looks like a large bucket, trying to work out how to attach Christmas lights to a very tall street lamp! It is midnight and raining. They do not...
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WRITING PARENTHOOD
Father & child On this Father’s Day, I have been thinking about the upcoming Writing Parenthood workshops which begin again on the evening of Tuesday 3rd July 2012 and will be taught by Creative Writes (organised with Writing Parents). Following the launch in March of this year – which is blogged about here – it will allow mums and...
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THEATRICAL MUSING
Production of Gatz – June 2012 This week, I have seen two powerful theatre productions – ‘Mary Shelley’ at The Tricycle by Shared Experience and ‘Gatz’ at Noel Coward Theatre by the Elevator Repair Service. Both productions were inspired by ground breaking works of literature (Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ & F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’) and their...
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Do you have anything to declare?
Do you have anything to declare? A Creative Writing Workshop at Heathrow Terminal 5 with Mendham Writers & Creative Writes. We will mingle with passengers, staff and crew in Departures & Arrivals, take off on imaginary journeys, develop characters, begin stories and play with poetry & words. We will round off our day in the tranquillity of...
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Monday’s reading diary, writing tips & workshop dates!
North Bank house & gardens, Muswell Hill, N10 Hello all, Enquiries are coming in for the Creative Writes October workshops and beyond! We will be returning to North Bank house & gardens in Muswell Hill, which provides the perfect writing inspiration. There will be workshops on Wednesday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Please see...