Bryn here; I just wanted to preface the very first guest blog post in the According to Bryn series. I want to begin by introducing one of my wonderful creative writing friends. Rebekah is from Wyoming in the United States and after meeting through social media, we have become the best of friends. So much so,

As with every one of my previous blogs, the views expressed are mine. It’s my opinion, not necessarily fact, although my opinions arise out of researched evidence and facts. You don’t have to take my word for it, and you don’t have to agree with me. The point of my blogs is to encourage discussion and debate.

As with all my blogs, what follows is my meandering thoughts and commentary on the topics and trials of daily life as I see them, based on my life experiences, and my perspectives. I usually try to approach the issues I discuss with an open mind and heart, and I try to view them from all

Becoming a creative writer was (for me anyway) a metamorphosis. I came to it by accident and circumstance, rather than a conscious choice. My fledgling attempts were consigned to the computer recycle bin and I would sit staring at the computer screen hoping inspiration would strike. In my favour, I was already a seasoned diarist and

As with every blog I write, these are my thoughts, my ideas and my opinions. If you feel you want to comment, I would be most interested to read your views, but please remember to keep your comments relevant, respectful and clean. It is my greatest wish to build a friendly well-mannered community through my website,

As with all my previous blogs, this one is purely my opinion. I hope it combines my own personal recollections and experiences with research of the subject matter in hand. I hope you find it interesting and as usual, you are free to comment. Please do remember to keep your responses respectful and consider others. I

What is the real cost of this ridiculousness? As I have said before, I don’t ever claim to be an expert on any subject. That doesn’t make me indifferent – I love the learning process. I’m interested in lots of things, and perhaps I know quite a lot about the things that really interest me, but to

Over the last 18 months, I have tried my hand at writing poetry. Before I began my creative writing journey in 2019, I always assumed poetry was something other more intellectual, academic people did. I have always held poetry in great esteem and regarded it as the cream of all writing genres, so when the words