Every writer needs a decent pair of glasses! I broke my old ones, but now I have a new pair there’s no more excuse for procrastination 😉 #getwriting

After the last few years of working on my novel and the PhD, it’s good to be writing short fiction again. Here’s an opening line from earlier today. “Sometimes, in the supermarket or on the street, I walk past some woman who smells like my mother.”

What does your dream world look like?

Like all writers, I read a lot and get very excited when a much-hyped book has finally come out. Has anyone read Intermezzo yet? Shall I follow the hype?

One of my new writing projects is a very complicated time travel story. A friend who’s read the early draft sent me this 😂

As a writer, I’m always looking for seeds of potential stories, and one of my favourite sources of inspiration is the news. If you’re a writer too, drop me a DM to let me know where you get your ideas from - we can exchange some top tips!

Writer friends! If you’ve always dreamed of writing for TV, here’s the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

Like all writers, there are few places I love more than a good library, but I do sometimes worry about getting stuck between these moveable shelves! Wh

If you can read mirror style writing, you’ll be able to tell we went to see the new production of Waiting for Godot, which was fab. Feeling very inspired to write drama!

How I feel at the thought of what I really should be doing next week lol

Having worked for the last few years on my first novel, I’m not writing much drama atm. But I was mega excited to learn that, at my work, the amazing Papatango will be running a free workshop on 13 November! Can’t wait to learn from these legends of the playwriting industry!

I love this quote. Writing means building an entire world - universe, even - from scratch. Shouldn’t we celebrate that more?

A writer’s responsibility travels down a generation or more… we must be careful, honest and brave with our stories.

For many writers, finding the time to write regularly is a challenge, if we have jobs and families. Have you managed to create a routine where you write a little bit every day?

Let’s hope I can generate plenty of stern looks this weekend! #writing #firstdraft

It’s nearly Halloween time and I feel weirdly inspired to write a horror story, something I’ve never done before. What is a genre you’ve never written in but would love to try?

Loved the new Sally Rooney novel, but felt the ending was a little too neat, too conveniently positive given how complex the characters’ predicaments are - what did you think? #SallyRooney #intermezzo

Beautiful day for an autumn run. Writers need to move their bodies every day - it’s good for inspiration and helps you to get off your backside. Richard Ford famously runs after completing his morning’s writing, before the afternoon’s editing session with his wife.