A Most Unnameable Thing | A Poem

(I seldom post poems on here these days, but I miss writing long-form poems that I don't feel fit my Instagram, so along with my reviews, I'm going to start posting more poems here so keep an eye out.) There is a name for this kind of feeling but it eludes my tongue. It is …

Some Kind of Wonderful – Giovanna Fletcher| A Book Review

After finishing Dream A Little Dream (2015), I noted that reading Giovanna Fletcher's writing was like having a chat with an old friend. This is still true and, perhaps, has evolved in the tone and narrative in Some Kind of Wonderful (2017). When we begin to read a book, we want to be able to …

5 Tips On How To Stay Motivated For Your Side-Hustle

The phrase goes as follows: "I have a 9-5 and a 5-9". In reality, you have a 9-5 and a 24/7 side hustle. It's not always the most glamorous of lives and usually leaves you with heavy bags under your eyes, but in the moments when it seems to be working out, it feels like …

Why I’m Self-Publishing Again | Writing Advice

For many of us, we begin our lives believing that the only way to succeed will be at the hands of someone else. We are almost conditioned to think that we do not have the ability, or the skills to hold our future in our own hands. I grew up admiring publishing houses, and large …

A Playlist Per Project | Writing Advice

Since practically the dawn of time, people have debated the best ways to write, and best environmental factors to include or exclude. Many people write with music, many people write without, some even write with just classical music without any vocals. Is there actually an answer to which is better?

‘DESTINED’ | New Poem + Explanation

There is a reason we are here, although it all seems arbitrary some days, we all have a purpose, we all have a dream, and we are all capable of reaching it. Like a filmic epiphany I have finally reached a point where I am, without a doubt, certain that the only career I can …

Crash Course; Why You Should Strive To Learn Something New!

Currently in the midst of researching for my Playwriting MA dissertation, I'm looking into things I didn't know much about before. At the moment the core focus of my dissertation is Social Psychology and so I'm expanding my knowledge of that field. In doing so, I recently stumbled upon a YouTube channel I'd been trying …

Living life right.

So... I've been taking a little while trying to figure out what I wanted write about next, thinking of ideas and then scrapping them again, I didn't want to write another book review yet because I haven't finished one recently. Truth be told I've just been wanting to talk about this; living life right. As …

All I Know Now – Review

Firstly, before I begin what is to be a shiningly positive review of Carrie Hope Fletcher's book 'All I Know Now' I would like to clarify something. My knowledge of Carrie, her videos, her songs, her book etc my respect for her and my love for her work has nothing to do with the fact …

Dream a little Dream – A Book Review

Seldom do I sit down to read a book and end up feeling like I'm having a highly descriptive catch up with my best friend, one that I never want to pause (to get off the bus and start work) let alone finish. Yet there is no better nor simpler summary of the connection I …