Tinta Viva – The Logic of the Absurd
This time we imagine we are talking to Time, but not in an abstract way, as a character.
Creative Writing
Tinta Viva – Psychology and Disillusionment
This week, we talked about Flaubert and Mme Bovary. The task this time was to “reveal a character’s psychology and disillusionment through the contrast between their expectations and their reality”
Tinta Viva – Monologue
Here we go, first task for the Tinta Viva workshop . Take one of the phrases taken from the Odyssey and use it to create a monologue.
Tinta Viva: Writing Between Two Languages
Tinta Viva: Writing Between Two Languages. A writing workshop to explore language(s).
What Does It Take to Fly? – A Children’s Book
On writing for children, the four forces of flight, and why understanding something never makes it smaller. My book “What Does It Take to Fly?” is out now on Apple Books in English and Spanish… Read More »What Does It Take to Fly? – A Children’s Book
Creating Consistent Characters with AI
I wrote a children’s book, then tried to illustrate it — and the same girl wouldn’t survive thirty pages. The problem wasn’t my prompts. It was that the model has no object permanence, and no… Read More »Creating Consistent Characters with AI
Unexpected Inspiration
Having a day off by the seaside. Just off the Easter Bank Holiday and with quite a few activities recently — from directing plays to a course in counselling, new cloud platform at work and… Read More »Unexpected Inspiration
Directing at OSO – Writers’ Studio Spring 2026
Back in rehearsal rooms this week. 🎭 Earlier this week I went back to OSO ARTS CENTRE | The theatre on Barnes Pond for the first table read with the actors I’ll be directing in… Read More »Directing at OSO – Writers’ Studio Spring 2026
Directing What’s Going to Happen to Us? – OSO Theatre 2025 Autumn Writers’ Studio Showcase
I had the joy of directing What’s Going to Happen to Us? at the OSO Theatre’s 2025 Autumn Writers’ Studio Showcase — a beautifully intimate piece about love, uncertainty and the small moments that change… Read More »Directing What’s Going to Happen to Us? – OSO Theatre 2025 Autumn Writers’ Studio Showcase
What’s Going to Happen to Us – Directing at OSO Theatre
I’m delighted to share that I’ve been invited to direct Merry Graham’s short new play What’s Going to Happen to Us? for a showcase at the OSO Arts Centre in Barnes on 23 November 2025 under the theme… Read More »What’s Going to Happen to Us – Directing at OSO Theatre