Sunshine, seals and sea salt were the order of the day for our latest writing retreat on St Mary’s Island. After a quick tour and photo call in the lighthouse, we all settled down for a day of writing and awaited the tide to cover the causeway. Some of us even braced it out onto […]
Join writer Rachel Cochrane and Carrie Dennison of Dendryad Art for this workshop with a difference! Enjoy an informal and relaxed day in the beautiful setting of Gibside as we mix creative writing and paper bead making. At the end of the day you will have a lovely piece of unique personalised jewellery to take […]
I had a fabulous time at the recent BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival 2017 at Sage Gateshead. The theme this year was The Speed of Life This was explored in a series of fascinating discussions and sessions which included former Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill, poet Simon Armitage and Ian McMillan of The […]
Glad to report another productive day in inspirational surroundings at our latest writing retreat in The Garden Cottage at Gibside. The sun shone brightly and our writers took full advantage of the lovely private garden to find a quite spot with their pen and for a relaxing outdoor lunch. It’s always great to hear about […]
In our recent Words and Pictures workshop with Sarah Loveland Photography, we discussed how we can use photos, taken on the go, to record what we see. At a later date, these can then serve as a memory bank for our writing. And so I enjoyed looking back at a recent visit to the Lake […]
The great thing about what I do is that life is very varied and every day is different. It might be a bit of a nightmare to plan at times but at least it’s never dull! I have been in Hexham this week running another Words and Pictures workshop with Sarah Loveland Photography at Sarah’s […]