Other Projects

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Writing Group

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I brought together a small circle of fellow former journalists with the shared aim of improving one another as creative writers. It is a hugely valuable part of my writing process.

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As much as our online sessions were a lifeline during lockdowns, I'm optimistic about safely hosting more regular in-person meetings again. However we have to do it, I hope to bask in the group's expertise, encouragement and unabashed criticism for a long time to come.

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Short Stories

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I can’t stop having new short story ideas, in spite of myself. For now, though, it’s time to focus on doing something with the ones I have already written, while finishing the manuscripts for my first two novels.

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I do have other short stories drafted, some that I’m happy with and others I’m not. There are also sketches, silly songs, scripts, notes, stories that should be sketches, and sketches that would work much better as short stories. I’ll pick them all up again one day, I’m sure. 

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Non-fiction

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While exploring different styles and topics, I also wrote non-fiction pieces about politics, sport, mental health, toxic masculinity and childhood trauma, as well as some diary-style pieces. I might share some of these in future.

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