Girls’ Fiction Series

I’ve written the first of a four-part fiction series for 8-11 year-old girls. I’m currently editing the manuscript.

Teenage Thriller

I’ve written a thriller for teenage girls and have only the last chapter left to write.

My (What I Call) Poems

I performed my tongue-in-cheek poems about rage, lust and irritating couplesat the women’s arts festival LadyFest. The show, Eat My Words, took place at The Horatia, Islington last winter. Co-performers included Harper Collins poet/illustrator Laura Dockrill and Foyle Poet of the Year Jay Bernard.

Talking the Broads

At the Broadway Bookshop, Hackney I’ve read my fiction alongside award-winning writers Rebekah Lattin-Rawstone, Emma Henderson (novelist, Grace Williams Says It Loud),  Melissa Mann and Selma Dabbagh. (Photo by Carolyne Locher)

Snog, Shag, Marry, Kill

Our cheeky writing show Snog, Shag, Marry, Kill grew in popularity during our summer run at the Poetry Café, Covent Garden. We especially loved doing a gig at The Hamlet for the Streatham Festival, which is an annual arts festival in south-west London that’s really generously supported by local residents.

Vauxhall Chorus

I co-wrote Vauxhall Chorus with @ifbook and nine others. Award-winning novelist @katepullinger was lead writer. Our challenge was to use online tools to write, edit, print, publish and launch a novel within a weekend, a feat which we managed to pull off, despite insomnia and patchy internet connectivity.

My character was Jasmine, a teenage girl who had fled to her dead grandfather’s allotment in order to grieve for him. Thanks to Richard Lewis for the illustration.

The Society of Young Publishers edited the novel, print-on-demand publisher @CompletelyNovel printed it and it was launched at the beautiful House of St. Barnabas, Soho. It’s available to read online.

I was invited by Spread the Word to join the team that evaluated the project. We discussed how it might be adapted for use in schools or scaled up for use with larger groups of professional writers.

Check out this video on how we wrote the 24 hr book.

Melodrama

I’m drafting a contemporary melodrama set in the garden of a north London house one warm, blossomy May. The play is an exploration of the grey areas in the relationships between men and women. I won’t lie to you – this play is grim! I’m sketching ideas for the set.

Chick Lit.

I’ve written a detailed plot outline for a chick lit. novel – here’s a little sketch of the ‘clinic’ scene in which the heroine prepares to participate in a bizarre medical research experiment.

Children’s Mystery Series

In 2007 I wrote a first draft of the first book of the series. It’s definitely original, though it has one storyline too many in it, I think. I plan to revisit it and rework the story in 2012.