by Teesdale Writers | Jul 8, 2025 | shared written work, thoughts on writing
My brain both runs away with the slightest prompt and strongly resists being told what to do. But here I was, uncomfortably sitting at a table, listening to instructions. I was at a workshop on writing fiction. We were given different exercises to help think of a...
by Teesdale Writers | Jun 28, 2025 | thoughts on writing
The Author is not dead, but they need to be absent so that their book can be completed. For me, the process has gone something like this. I read a lot of books and, eventually, that made me want to write. So, I wrote a lot of words and that made me start thinking...
by Teesdale Writers | Jun 16, 2025 | Latest News
One of our members, Raphael was recently interviewed about Teesdale Writers. He talks about writing being a lonely activity and the support that is available in our eclectic group. Listen to Raphael’s interview here on Talking Teesdale from 12.34 minutes Or you...
by Teesdale Writers | May 29, 2025 | thoughts on writing
I mainly write fantasy. Everything is fantasy, of course. All fiction, I mean. We tell stories to make sense of our lives, of people, of the world, so we simplify, condense and, perhaps above all we impose a narrative structure and a terminal point. Fiction is to our...
by Teesdale Writers | May 24, 2025 | thoughts on writing
This post is about how moving to Barnard Castle helped me to broaden my fields of writing. First let me clarify my use of the terms ‘place’ and ‘space’. ‘Place’ is a physical location. ‘Space’ concerns the perceptions and emotions of people who are in that place. A...