Studies show that writing helps process emotions. Troubling thoughts can circle round the mind, taking on a magnitude all their own, and leave us feeling exhausted, and helpless. Those thoughts, if they stay in the brain and don’t find an … Read More
After a last blast of summer, autumn is upon us. With its natural beauty, its distinct scents, its crisp air as temperatures drop, and all its associated emotions, it’s a season that has inspired writers throughout time. Today we are … Read More
September marks a new season in what has certainly been one of the strangest years in recent history For me, it brings with it another tentative step towards what we consider ‘normal.’ Last week I packed up my home office ready … Read More
Maggie’s Creative Writing Group: – Virtual Workshop 2 While the group I run at Maggie’s isn’t meeting, we are having virtual sessions instead, and I’m posting the exercises here for others to join in. Here’s today’s session. Exercise 1: A … Read More
Creative writing can help us explore and understand how we are feeling. It also helps process and work through our emotions. This is the reason why organisations like Maggie’s hire tutors like me to run writing workshops. Writing is proven … Read More
Where do you go to in your mind, or in real life, when you want respite? Is it a busy, bustling place, or a calm, tranquil setting? Is it urban or rural? Real or imagined? What is it about this … Read More
As I sit down to write this blog JP – my other half – is randomly instructing Siri to play whatever piece of music comes into his head. Siri – resident in a globule-shaped speaker which sits in the centre … Read More
Things are the stuff of life and this week’s writing exercise uses objects as prompts. At the last session we did a reminiscence exercise where we went back to school – not always a pleasant place to return to… This … Read More