Or…remembering why you’re doing what you’re doing I haven’t written on here for a while. There are lots of reasons, which could loosely be categorised as ‘time (lack of)’, ‘anxiety (excess of)’ and ‘fear (accidental ordering of)’. And that’s against all the advice, right? If you’re reading this and write…

How I’ve tried to frame chats with children about outdated views in films and books. We were on holiday, looking round the ruins of a crumbling castle in Spain and all listening to the same audio guide. My son was little then, not yet three, but taking in bits of…

If a child thinks a movie is brilliant, does it matter if an adult thinks it stinks? — Every week we have a Family Film Club. The movie selected was The Cat in the Hat (2013) which, I’ll be honest, I’d completely forgotten existed. But, Dr Seuss is timeless, right? And films are always kinda fun, RIGHT? Oh lovely reader, it was one of the longest 82 minutes…

Taking your narratives off the screen and into the woods…or your local shop So much of writing is waiting. Waiting to hear if your pitch has been accepted, if anyone has read your Medium article, if you were shortlisted in that competition which you spent way too much money on… …

The Art of Tiny Stories and One Big Question There are sometimes big ideas which you need to communicate. Your new business plan, a personal breakthrough, your ambitions as a writer…it can be tricky to get ideas across which don’t necessarily mean much to other people. It’s really great that…

…and how to create story-based events to connect with your community Humans understand the world through stories. We’re read fairytales which teach us not to be greedy or mean. Stories tell us to be careful, or to remember others, or to place us gently in the shoes of others. It’s…

From exploring the world, to exploring the neighbourhood. The main way I keep a marker on time at the moment is through social media. Yesterday, Facebook Memories reminded me that it had been a year since I took my kid along to a Water Puppet show in Ho Chi Minh…

What I’ve learnt from explaining stuff to young audiences. I’m currently researching ways to connect young people to data, and it’s making me think a lot about the way I’ve tried to communicate with younger audiences in my career. I know it’s some people’s worst nightmare to have a room…

Or: it’s really probably better not to be good at everything There are so many resources online to help people become better communicators. On Medium alone there are swathes of beautifully crafted articles to improve confidence, increase the clarity of your message and how to learn to speak like a…