My Story

Creative Writing graduate and lover of all things space, dinosaur and food related. When I’m not too busy perusing Twitter and Facebook, or writing the next Harry Potter*, I’m usually reading or catching up on the latest Netflix show. Avid Jurassic Park fan and anything zombie-related, my survival skills are impeccable (at least, I imagine they would be if the end of the world ever came about). Stationery is my weakness and I’m also a huge fan of anything cat, bird or cacti related; you’ll most likely find me sitting on a bench in the city feeding pigeons with the “Do Not Feed The Birds” sign right next to me. *Full disclosure, I’ve never read the Harry Potter series. I know, I’m a terrible bookworm.

Just your average English and Creative Writing grad who sleeps too much and can't function without caffeine. Oh, and sometimes I write stuff ✒️

If you had one year left to live, what would you be doing less of?

Okay, so clearly I give more or less information depending on the platform.

Anyway, now you've had a quick introduction to me, let's get into my actual story. It all started when I was born... Just kidding, I'm not going back that far. I don't even think I can remember that far back!

It's quite a funny story really, how I fell into writing. I've always been an avid reader; since I was a kid I was usually ahead of the rest of my classmates and bringing countless books home from the school library weekly. Even into my teen years, I found a certain solace in words on pages. A myriad of letters and numbers created an escape into fantastical worlds much different to my own, which is perhaps the reason I liked them in the first place. Still, it wasn't enough to just read about these worlds, I had to create my own.

I'd take part in every writing competition at school - usually poems, the odd short story. When I was around 10 years old, I discovered I could write something without having to submit it to a competition or hand it in as homework, so I began writing for myself. My biggest writing achievement, though, came between the ages of 16-18 when I wrote and completed my first novel-length book. It was something I was incredibly proud of. I even self-published up until I started university and realised how... not-great it was. It's still a source of pride for me, but it's no longer on sale, settling instead for my first failed attempt at creating something marvellous.

I did lose this passion — somewhere along the lines, between GCSE and A-Levels, writing lost its magic for me. I found it hard, felt burnt out and suffered severe writing block. So, for the most part I gave it up, choosing only to work on my novel whenever inspiration struck (which was rarely).

The funny part of this whole story is that I almost didn't go to university to study English and Creative Writing, therefore never rediscovering my love of the craft. When I finished my GCSEs, my initial aim was to focus on religious studies and find a career in that. However, because of the timings between the college and my sixth form, where my RS classes were, I dropped the plan and went to college full-time. Here, I had a decision to make — I knew I wanted to study psychology and sociology, but was unsure on what my third option should be. It was out of two classes: History and English Literature. I was leaning towards History, but when I realised that the first class was that Monday afternoon and the English class was on Wednesday morning, I knew my only option was English. I wasn't prepared to spend all of Monday in college; I needed to go home and nap!

I've never regretted my decision — psychology and sociology showed me just how bad I am at remembering dates which is almost the entire point of History studies. When it came to filling out my UCAS application, university wasn't something I felt like I wanted to do; I was burnt out from college as it was and university would be ten times worse. But, because we had to do it and because the tutor helping us was my English Literature tutor, that's what I applied for. And what do you know, 4 years later, I found myself graduating with a 2:1 in English and Creative Writing.

During my university years, I found myself becoming part of the Creative Writing society, DAPS. DAPS was the name of the anthology the society published every year full of student work — from fiction to poetry to non-fiction. I joined it in my first year and for my second and third, I ended up being co-head. This meant not only did I edit pieces and help decide what went into the book, I also ran the meetings, arranged the printing, liaised with potential funders and hosted the launch parties. It taught me a lot about the processes involved in publishing and helped me develop my editing skills in the process.

After I graduated, I was lucky enough to find a job quickly (I was already working in Morrisons, but it took just a month to find the job I would settle in). I was drawn to it for the content writing aspects and the social media management, so here I am, working in marketing. It wasn't the direction I expected but it does allow me to express myself and do what I love whilst developing my own writing skills.

I know this entire story might make you think I might not like writing as much as I say, but university is what reminded me of everything I loved about it: creating stories, using my creativity and being able to express myself in words. Through my marketing position, I discovered my passion for helping others find their voice and create their own stories.

I have spent the last few years discovering what it was I wanted to do and I've finally found it. All of this has led to launching my own freelance business, focusing on what I love and using that to help others. I've also launched several blogs and wrote several articles published in places such as Medium, in the process.



I believe there is nothing more important than language when it comes to shaping a society's values and beliefs. Cultures are built through the words we speak and our ideals enforced through conversations. To see change in the world, we must first evaluate how we speak and write about all that is important. It is in the stories we create that we can bring about change for the better.

Recently, I've started working with the Japanese-based tutoring company IDIY where I help Japanese learners develop their English skills. This has developed into a new passion of helping those with English as a second or other language better their skills and has led me to offer a new service aimed at English-language learners!

You can read examples of my work, find my published articles and discover what I offer in my services!