I was asked to take part in a BBC Newcastle radio show with Jonathan Miles again yesterday – to talk about a year that changed my life.
I was in the studio with a woman who I found absolutely inspirational. Her name is Kate, she broke her back, and she took that as a major opportunity. [...]
I was planning a round-up of websites you might like for today, but then I came across an article that I think deserves some undivided attention.
It’s written by a palliative care worker, who has recorded the things that people regretted most as they were dying.
There may not be any big surprises in it, but it’s [...]
Well, my novel is finished.
Writing it has been quite a ride. It has some pretty dark themes, some funny bits, and a bunch of characters who, despite my avowed practice of ‘writing 1000 good words a day’, have had me in the studio churning out 4-5000 words in an afternoon as they moved through my [...]