How I Came To Hold You
If there was a short video made about this, it would be set to rousing music, like this, and it would show things like me stepping off a train at Marylebone […]
Tag Archives: charity
The Weight of Self-Pressure
As time edges ever nearer to the publication of my next book, I feel myself sinking further and further into that vast pit of despair that writers often experience either midway through […]
Going Faster Than Walking Pace, For Once
Those of you who know me will know that – physically, at least – I’m an incredibly lazy person. Very rarely do I exercise, which has left me so unfit […]
So very lovely, made from love.
About ten minutes ago, I typed the final few words of my book for SANDS onto Microsoft Word (which just so happened to be Stevie Wonder lyrics) and sat back […]
On a more serious note…
Evenin’ all. (said in a gruff policeman voice, and finished off with a slight tug on my trouser waistband to hoik them up slightly) Just a quick blog post to […]
Writing for Sands: Getting a Handle
Last Thursday I took a train down to London to meet Carolyn and Neal from Sands – the charity I’m writing for. But before I jabber on about that, let’s […]
Writing For Sands – an Update
Good morn to you my lovelies. This is just a super-quick post to keep you up to date with progress on my book for Sands, following the recent poll. On […]
Voting has now closed…
With over 2,400 votes, it’s clear to see that charity is something that is close to many hearts. I would love to write for everyone on the list, but to […]
Doing My Bit for Charity
I’ll begin with a confession: I don’t donate much to charity at the moment. The odd bag of old clothes here, a few pieces of shrapnel in a box with […]
Save the Children this Father’s Day
I was recently asked to write a guest post for Save the Children, whose aim it is to provide essential emergency aid and supplies to families all around the world. […]
