When she’s not busy snacking, that is. And sometimes during. — Honestly, I tend not to reference myself in the third person — as though I am some omnipresent narrator observing myself from a faux leather recliner somewhere, a bowl of sweet and salty popcorn perched in my lap. To me, that would be like commentating the life of a parallel…

Your imagination is your greatest asset? But do you know how to tame it? — Your brain is a beast. A feral creature cased inside your skill, prowling for release. It’s a huntress by nature, desperate to capture any sensory input and tear it to shreds in it’s talons, leaving behind only a carcass of meaning and understanding in its wake. …

The unadulterated truth to being a tale-teller — Everybody is a writer. Normal people have notepads and biros littered somewhere in their kitchen. Regular humans write handwritten shopping lists and sign birthday cards with a kiss. Everyday beings make notes, scribble reminders and jot down phone numbers onto the back of their lunch receipts. But writers are not…

5 ways to ignite your imagination — From lands Far Far Away to four elephants stood atop a turtle, writers are responsible for the architecture of many a fictional realm. Over the years, they’ve developed innumerable ways to build sturdy foundations on top of reliable narrators and smoothly laid plots (and the odd reptilian shell). So of…

What it means to be a writer — and a human — It occurred to me the other day that writing is not like anything else, ever. It’s like nothing else we’ve ever encountered as a species, and yet it’s the culmination of everything we’ve ever done, thought, accomplished, spanning all of human history. Writing, in one sense, is a skill. It’s…

My Medium rare talk — I think that if I had the chance to change the title of my Medium Day talk after the event, I would change the bit where I get my writing back. I am writing this now, aren’t I? It was a rare day. Sorry, I couldn’t resist. …

5 ways to wield your words for good — Good and evil are not decided by the tool. Both Harry and Voldemort wield wands, but the power that they create are dramatically different. The tool, the Medium, is a platform, a totem, wearing the face of those who use it. And words — there’s nothing that retains more power…

Worrying doesn’t just steal from the present — but the past — At 17-months old, I got diagnosed as an overthinker. No, really. Less than a year and half old, and I was already talking the talk, but I was too afraid to walk the walk without carrying my baby activity bouncer with me. I could walk, quite well actually, but I…

A guide from a girl who’s literally just done it — Three weeks ago, me and my soulmate moved home. Though sometimes it feels more like a wholesome Air BnB owned by somebody who has pinched all of our belongings and filled it with our existential innards, rather than “home.” The whole move, the transition process, it sucks. I’ve struggled. Still…