Writing is my craft. Whether it’s turning a phrase or twisting a plot, I have the skill to shape words and stories so that they thrill and delight.I have had several short stories published, including for Doctor Who Short Trips. I’ve also been part of numerous writing groups in different cities where I’ve lived. See my author page on Goodreads.
I also write articles for various websites and publications. These have included Threads and Hodderscape, The Glass journal of the Christian Literary Studies Group, the Western Mail newspaper, in addition to my own blog.
I’ve also worked as an SEO Marketing Consultant, working on content strategy and creation. I have extensive experience copywriting for book blurbs, publishing metadata, websites and social media. I’ve also delivered training in SEO for editors and content creators.
Lessons learned: First drafts really are rubbish. A new-found appreciation for the wonders of coffee. How much I can get written with the help of the power of a good deadline. Worry about quantity first; quality is for redrafts. It’s easier to get on with something if I’m already busy than when I have nothing […]
I’ve finished! And it wasn’t as irredeemably awful as I expected a 50,000 word novel written in 30 days to be. (In fact, I missed five days due to birthdays and a trip to North Wales and stuff, so 25 days of writing). It was instead redeemably awful, with some bits that might actually be […]
I’ve not been updating my blog that much recently, and there are three main reasons. One of which is that I’m now working at a cinema in Cardiff. Dishing out popcorn and showing people to their seats isn’t terribly exciting, but it’s a job, and the perks such as free tickets are quite nice. The […]
Well, it’s been a couple of weeks now since I finished university. I’ve been to Oxford to visit a friend, been to Birmingham for the Contagious training day, watched series 2 of Battlestar Galactica, applied for some jobs and continued work on my novel. Applying for jobs is a somewhat tedious process, filling out application […]
Hooray! The winners of Big Finish’s Doctor Who short story competition have been officially announced, and I was one of the 24 shortlisted. I can now publicly celebrate the fact that I’m going to have my first professionally published short story in an anthology next year – woo! Michael Coen’s What I Did On My […]
Last year, I rather hurriedly adapted a short story into a radio play for Xpress Radio in time for their two weeks on FM radio. It was a bit hurried in both script and production, and there are some rough edges that could have done with improving, but I’m fairly pleased with it under the […]
Continuing a list of 21 things that I’m thankful for… 14. Doctor WhoI’ve waxed lyrical about Doctor Who before, and few things have shaped my imagination more. I love the collision of the fantastic and the everyday, the triumphs of ambition over budget (and occasional endearing defeats!), the sense of humour and optimism in the […]
