• Finally, some warmer weather here in Northern Ireland! It was 18°C today, practically balmy for this country. I love spring and summer, so my [...]

  May update: work life balance

  May 8, 2024
• Term time has started, so that means as of last week, I’ve been back into the full swing of work in secondary education. When I was [...]

  How to manage writing time with a busy day job

  September 9, 2023
• I was inspired to write today’s post after reading this article in The Guardian about writers who are struggling with rent during the cost [...]

  Is writing a luxury that few can afford the time to do?

  August 26, 2023
• Two weeks ago after much sightseeing whilst rediscovering my home country, I was unfortunate enough to acquire a fractured metatarsal. It seems [...]

  A broken bone is no bane for a writer

  September 3, 2016

• A writer’s ideal world would be making enough money from their writing to write full time and give up their day job. I’ve seen [...]

  Writing and working a day job

  September 5, 2013