Paperback Writer
I had been writing short stories, articles and texts for publication, and as part of collaborative projects with other artists. When I was invited to exhibit in group show at the Stephen Lawrence...
View ArticleSo...something about the plot
In a sense this is a novel about writing. Writing that is motivated by a void or an absence. After she is given a diary for her 11th birthday the main protagonist, Kaye, begins to keep a journal....
View ArticleIntroducing Some Characters...
KayeNarrator. Daughter of Brian and Jean. Intelligent. Singular. Disciplined. Voracious reader. Obsessive. The smallest girl in her class. Her imagination might be her saviour or her...
View ArticleA Writing Connudrum
So, I have completed Part 1 of my novel - it will need another edit, but for now I have to it leave alone in order to embark on Part 2. It has been tricky moving into Part 2 and so far, not nearly as...
View ArticleWriting Rules
Turn off mobileDo not surf the internet and tell myself it is for ‘research' purposes Use ruled notebooks Double space text so there is room for editing and additions Hand write first drafts, and...
View ArticleThe Airing Cupboard Diaries: A Novel in Progress
Last month I presented my novel in an exhibition at Stephen Lawrence Gallery, entitled Fireside Tales and Poolside Memoirs. The exhibition explored the materiality of building narratives and included...
View Article74,000 words and counting
At the beginning of this year, after the experience of seeing my drafts laid bare and exposed in the exhibition at Stephen Lawrence Gallery, I decided to revise most of what I had written so far....
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