BOOKS AS SPORT, ARTWORKS, WORDSEARCH, CARD TRICKS?
A piece about how the writer’s imagination works, using examples from my recently published novel, Love’s Register. My thoughts about writing Love’s Register begin with the image of the novel as a house of cards. What I see is an
MARIAN VAN EYK McCAIN – GREEN LIFESTYLE, GAIAN SPIRITUALITY & WRITING BOOKS
I interviewed Marian Van Eyk McCain who, on her Elderwoman site, discusses women aging and ‘sage-ing’. Marian describes her women-centred writing as “An advertisement for the simple life – a rediscovery of the sacred in the ordinary… An oasis on
FRANK LOMAN AND THE ART OF VOICE
I interviewed international actor, broadcaster and cabaret artist Frank Loman, who has appeared in Les Misérables, La Cage Aux Folles, West Side Story, Cabaret, Rocky
GRACE LAPOINTE TALKS ABOUT ABLEISM, ABJECTION AND DISABILITY HISTORY
I interviewed disability author Grace Lapointe about her personal backstory and her writings on ableism and disability history. Grace is a senior contributor to Book
CLIMATE LEADERSHIP, ENVIRONMENTAL STORYTELLING AND TREE PLANTING IN CAMEROON
I interviewed Smith Barry Berry, a climate change and gender activist and founder of Cameroon Environmental Champions. Smith Barry Berry talked about environmental storytelling, Skillmetoo
EDWARD LEAR – THE FULL STORY, TOLD BY SARA LODGE
I interviewed Sara Lodge whose book about Edward Lear celebrates how “… he created an identity that allowed him to be funny and sad, to
KIMBERLEY HARE AND THE HEART OF THRIVING
I interviewed Kimberley Hare, writer, retreat leader and co-founder of the HEART Community Group. HEART supports people who take the view that the current climate/ecological
PART TWO – JEFF YOUNG: LIVERPOOL, SCRIPTING BBC AND THE COSTA SHORTLIST
In the second part of my interview with Costa shortlisted author, scriptwriter and dramatist Jeff Young, I asked about his passion for community projects, his