Blogs and creative writing
I’ve set up this page to act as my portfolio and a home for my written work – and to encourage me to continually write and improve!
I have experience in writing many different lengths, formats and topics: see my work in the wild with an SEO-stuffed article about the benefits of pixel marketing, or a descriptive piece on the importance of health and safety measures for disabled workers.
I’m also publishing regular blog posts about the creative writing process, interesting diversions of literature, genre and much more!
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Common grammar mistakes
Hey, we’ve all been there – ‘fellowing up’ on an email only to realise an embarrassing formatting error, or skimming an online article and having a cheeky smug moment at…
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References or ‘dating’ a work
Every generation to ever exist has fallen foul of outdated references – a quip that was played to raucous applause on television now getting a groan, a funny name for…
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Why did my writing get rejected?
We’ve previously covered how to deal with rejections from publishers, but addressing the reasoning behind rejected work can help you address the issues and give it another round of editing…
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Getting it done: more ways to practise writing
There was so much to cover last time that there’s enough for two whole articles on best writing practise! This isn’t just an overspill – just like last time, hopefully…
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Uncapatalising: the lowercase trend
i may be a little late to the party on this one, but particularly at the start of 2025 (and even before then), there was a notable uptick in lower-case…
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Kishōtenketsu (conflictless plot)
Normally, novels will feature around a set of characters plonked into a setting, and the narrative will follow them as they engage with the plot of a story – but…
Impish Fen 