I’ve been having a productive time in my writing life, I am happy to report. Thanks to a yoga and writing retreat with the Chateau de Sacy which I thoroughly recommend, I have finished my short screenplay adaptation of Crow Girl. It will need more work, but I am pleased to have created the shape and structure it needs. It was wonderful being with such a talented group of people (we had a particle physicist, a singer/songwriter, an artist and a climate activist in our little group) and spending time walking in the countryside, eating fabulous vegetarian food and swimming in lakes as well as working on our projects.
Meanwhile, I’ve started work on my second novel, which is in too much of an early stage to share much information about, but feels as though it has exciting possibilities and has led me down some interesting research rabbit holes.
Story Radio is currently on hiatus till October but I read my dark, summery short story ‘Poppet’ for it, adding some sound effects I recorded in Norfolk. Listen to ‘Poppet’.
Finally, we had a very enjoyable morning writing and recording flash fiction writers in a workshop with Story Radio. Many thanks to the Daisy Green Cafe in Holland Park for being our generous hosts and sharing their space (and delicious coffee!) with our inspiring writers.
