Writing about the past through a tale of futuristic architects.
Storytelling and the Post Office Horizon scandal
There are two types of storytelling at work in Mr Bates Vs the Post Office: narrative drama, and corporate messaging.
Setting up organisations on Mastodon
How to start using Mastodon for public sector or non-profit organisations, and how to help your followers find you again.
Three tips for flash fiction from government writing
I’ve recently had my flash fiction story Echo Beach published over on Flash Fiction Magazine. Here’s some tricks to apply to flash fiction writing, based on years of writing for government.
7 management lessons from ‘Get Back’
The new Peter Jackson documentary, ‘Get Back’, takes a fresh look at the Beatles as they work on a project. As someone who works on communicating change and organisational cultures, I noticed seven key management lessons to learn from the Fab Four. How could I resist writing them up?
Quay Voices, available now
I’ve a short story, Crossroads, in the first volume of Quay Voices. It’s available now from Impress Books. It also includes writing by Ray Antrobus, Patrick Gale and Monique Roffey as well a heap of other new writers.
Writer for hire: using the new term feeling
Get yourself a new pencil case and get writing!
Use the new term feeling to boost the last few months of this strange year.
Lockdown working is not flexible working
Organisations are looking at how to build new ways of working out of their emergency response to COVID-19, and we need to think about this with care.
Writer for hire: Autumn 2019
We went to see Little Women at the very end of December 2019. I absolutely delighted in the scenes of Jo March, writer for hire, negotiating with her editor. I really enjoyed this adaptation, which …
Writing retreats – building your own
Here’s my DIY to create a writing retreat that reinvigorates your creativity.