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Writing tagged: ‘on writing’

Let the tweaking commence!

#AmWriting

In which I decide to break a self-imposed rule.

Published 25-Nov-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Darwin book, on writing

Book review: ‘The Arvon Book of Literary Non-Fiction’ by Sally Cline & Midge Gillies

‘The Arvon Book of Literary Non-Fiction’ by Cline & Gillies

Writing about Travel, Nature, Food, Feminism, History, Science, Death, Friendship and Sexuality.

Published 03-Sep-2020
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture, Essays Tags: on writing, reviews

24 August 2020

Harebells

The stuff I plough through for my readers!

Published 24-Aug-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Darwin book, on writing

10 May 2020

In which fortune favours my prepared mind twice in one week.

Published 10-May-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Charles Darwin, Darwin book, on writing

Newsletter No. 17: Scoffing all the berries

Fieldfare on our hawthorn

Island Review · Julian Hoffman · John Green · Dorothea Lange · Jonathan Meades · Rebecca Solnit · Willowherb Review · Robert Macfarlane · Dave Winer · Horatio Clare · Mark Cocker · Steve Rutt

Published 06-Dec-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: Horatio Clare, island review, Julian Hoffman, Mark Cocker, on writing, Robert Macfarlane, Stephen Rutt, Willowherb Review

Book review: ‘First You Write a Sentence’ by Joe Moran

‘First You Write a Sentence’ by Joe Moran

The elements of reading, writing… and life.

Published 02-Oct-2019
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture, Essays Tags: on writing, reviews

6 July 2019

Caught by the River

An entirely fictional Caught by the River event.

Published 06-Jul-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder valley, Caught by the River, Hebden Bridge, on writing

13 May 2019

Thoughts on the word ‘liminal’, and a wonderful few minutes on the patio.

Published 13-May-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: bats, birds, Calder valley, Caught by the River, Hebden Bridge, mammals, on writing, Tim Dee

Introducing Sidelines

Buttercups!

A new section on my website dedicated to the (mostly nature) writing I write ‘on the side’. Definitely not a diary.

Published 21-Apr-2019
Filed under: News, Writing Tags: on writing, Sidelines

16 April 2019

Writing in the car.

Published 16-Apr-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: on writing, Wirral

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