In our online summer classes writers produce new work & get valuable feedback. The classes begin next month. All writers welcome #thiwurd

In just over 3 weeks our summer ‘Writing Fiction’ groups begin. Great support, excellent feedback. Classes inspire new work. Bargain prices for 20 hours. Check them out here: thi-wurd.com/classes/

Good Morning Twitter! Today's the big day, the launch of frazzledlit.com Your editors are Laura Cooney and Jennifer McMahon (@jmcm.bsky.social) and we're so happy to be here! We open in 10 days from 28.7-28.8. Please take this time to check out the site above, get to know us, share and write!

Can’t wait to start classes again in August with thi wurd

Day 5: The Morag McAlpine Box File  In the last chapter of In Conversation, Holly recalls their first visit to the AGA & this file being memorable in changing their perception of what an archive could be. Watch in full via link in bio 👆🏽

📣ANNOUNCEMENT After 8 trailblazing years, our Artistic Director David Greig will be stepping down from his post at the end of the 2024/25 season. You can read our full announcement here: ow.ly/OlPn50SJUeY 📸Stuart Armitt

A psychological portrait of a play Join me as I take a deeper dive into David Greig’s excellent Two Sisters which ran earlier this year at The Lyceum. I explore Amy played by Shauna Macdonald. Fantastic acting, characters and story. Faber Books thepaperbackpsychologist.com/2024/07/26/two…

Very apt to post this after The Lyceum has just announced that David Greig will be stepping down as Artistic Director in 2025 after a triumphant 8 years. Here’s my psychological study of his recent Two Sisters starring Shauna Macdonald The Stage thepaperbackpsychologist.com/2024/07/26/two…

It’s #InternationalFriendshipDay 💛 In soppy celebration, here’s the final animation from my project with The Glasgow School of Art by the sublime Lucy Jin. It’s for my poem ‘boys holding hands’ from The Cat Prince. Thanks again to Ross Hogg & Corsair Books. Long live friendship & love 🩵💚💜

Maybe a future project: how about a The Booker Prizes long list complete psychological study where I read every book and write a psychological portrait for each book? Too ambitious? Would you like to see that? This could be fun 😬 #bookerprize2024

Since it’s #bookerprize2024 longlist day, here’s my psychological exploration of one of my favourite books: the The Booker Prizes 2020 winning Shuggie Bain by the wonderful Douglas Stuart Picador Books Grove Atlantic #shuggiebain thepaperbackpsychologist.com/2022/09/15/shu…

Our ‘Writing Fiction’ classes begin next week. Here's a new blog I wrote about the classes: thi-wurd.com/summer-2024/ #thiwurd

A blog about a literary institution. Read it! #thiwurd

I’ve been so excited for this new book to arrive. Spent this evening reading through the modules and it looks so comprehensive. A great resource that I’ll be puting straight into action in my clinical work. #CFTManual James N. Kirby

Just want to say thanks to ALL who have shared, posted & spread 🌈🖤✨ today. I truly feel love-bombed. One thing I've learned already - & it's only pub day Taproot Press - is Joshua's story seems to encourage people to share their own pain, loss, hope & positivity. I'm so glad.

Announcing our autumn term of online ‘Writing Fiction’ classes. New structure with additional one-to-one critiques for every participant, plus guided study. More writing, more feedback. Our greatest term ever #thiwurd thi-wurd.com/classes/

Meet Juno in my psychological portrait of Karl Geary’s Juno Loves Legs. A beautiful & devastating novel with so much heart. Juno truly is an ideal character for a Psychologist to explore. Read it here: HarvillSecker Penguin Books Ireland thepaperbackpsychologist.com/2024/09/09/jun… #BookTwitter