Letter 1

In my recent post, Return to Sender, I wrote that, "blogging used to feel like writing to a friend – a slow, enjoyable conversation." For years I've been using journaling and meditation as a way to detach from feelings and thoughts. Experiencing things as transitory, rather than clutching onto them, has made a big impact. There is …

Return to Sender

Writing letters to someone is wonderful and re-reading them almost as good. Something I've done in the past, is to exchange letters with someone so that we return our penned pages to one another. You're reminded of little moments in life that happened and can see how life has changed (or you have changed). Keeping …

Love Note – June

Commitment and contribution are BIG words... great and wonderful things. When they are put into action in a way that honours the person (and their journey), they feel in tune with the Earth. Our existence in itself is a contribution. There are days of doing more, yet achieving less, moments of fruition and quiet days; where …

Desk Note – May

Summer's green is all around... with the sun and the rain and the blue skies and hail! I've 2 non-fiction projects being published later this year. One is complete but for the cover and the second is in the editing stage. I'm a quarter through the first draft of the second fantasy novel. After some …

Field Note – March

I've been visiting other places with my notebook over the last month. Observing different sounds and watching fields of movement, instead of flowers. There's so much to see. All those tiny moments of life that have us slipping into reverie. Between drafting paragraphs for my current project, odd moments slip between what I'm doing. A …

Love Note – February

Not all wandering happens in fields. There are landscapes inward, that we walk with as much wonder, as when viewing the sky above us. Dancing, singing, laughing, sweating and drumming our practise - alone, with friends or strangers. Some people walk it, some find it wherever they sit, others cover great distances. It is all sacred. …

Desk Note – January

January offers solitude (and fog). The soul longs to express the brightness of a new year. Winter draws us deep to its heart. Coming in from the cold, the urge to face plant into warm blankets is palpable. Yet beneath the skin, bone deep, the revival has begun. A restlessness taking shape in the mind, …

Field Notes – January

Happy New Year! Going forward, life is all about nature and creativity. I'm spending my time writing, walking, drumming, reading, meditating and exploring new places. Here's a recent venture into the woods... I set out for a walk with family, in the grounds of Packwood House, Warwickshire. Restless and eager to rinse off the festive …

Wax & Wane

October is the month it grows dark enough to light candles. Wind snaps at our legs. Green turns molten as leaves curl then fall. Skies can glisten like pale crystal or dampen everything with a wash of grey. Autumn sweeps in with a ruthless brush stroke. It finds us peering into drawers and boxes, savouring finds …

Writing: The Process

I met with author ES Moxon recently, to talk about the process of writing Sky Drum... 1. What was the initial inspiration for your current book/series? A thunderstorm several years ago reminded me of recurring childhood dreams. I've always been fascinated in nature and the cosmos. I began thinking about people interacting and working with them directly. …