The Whispering Tree
In a cold, empty field stands a lonely tree, a tree with ancient secrets. If ten-year-old Maisie gets close enough, it might whisper its secrets to her. Or it might do something much worse...
Every Picture: Matsushima Bay
Welcome to the first in my 'Every Picture Tells A Story' series. I’ve travelled a lot and taken a lot of pictures of wonderful things. Why not turn those pictures into stories? Every week I’ll be sharing one of my…
Introducing the Monthly Writing Theme
Part of my job as an English teacher is to think up themes and prompts that students can use as a focus for creative writing lessons. I’ve used the odd prompt myself over the years when I’ve been struggling to…
Camp NaNoWriMo 2020
Well, I’m doing it again. This year, with everything else grinding painfully to a halt, I have never been more grateful to have NaNoWriMo and a proper writing project to distract me. Especially since I am now starting to feel…
Secret Lands: Fairy tale links across continents
I once heard the expression that there is nothing original left in the world. If you think you have a fantastic idea for a story, chances are it’s been thought of before, if not in this generation then the previous…
NaNoWriMo helps me stay busy during self-isolation
These are tough times. Brexit has been put on the back burner to make way for a surprisingly more worrying issue. The streets are almost empty, people are asking each other to take a step back in the supermarkets and…
Lavender Bags
What would you do if you saw a tiny girl walking through town by herself? Leave her alone? Or ask where she's going, with her little bag of lavender?
Here we go, 2020…
This year, as part of my New Year’s resolution to write more and get published this year, I am officially launching Moonlight Creative Writing. “We live in a busy world” and never has that phrase been more true than in…
