The Blog

CBC – Querying

Having completed the mentor process and, once happy with Query letter, synopsis and full manuscript, there comes the nutty issue of pitching agents. The good

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Curtis Brown Mentorship

Two-thirds in to my mentorship through the Curtis Brown Creative mechanism. Mentorship is something one can apply for, once graduating from any of the novel-writing

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Children of Creuse

The beautiful island of Reunion, a small french colony in the Indian Ocean, not far from Madagascar, hides a grim history. The Children of Creuse

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The Hicks Babies

Yet another dreadful story unfolding in the news recently that approximately 200 babies adopted in the sixties and seventies were done so illegally. It was

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Black History Month

October is Black History Month. Don’t get me started about South Asian Heritage Month (July/August, for those that need to know). Of course, it’s far

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Onwards…

Having spent an intense time writing the first draft of my new novel, grateful indeed for the space that the Arts Council Award afforded me,

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Nik Raised The Bar

Sunday Sept 5th was the 50th anniversary of the National Film & TV School, celebrated by a barbecue and blessed by excellent weather. When I attended back

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Lenny Henry

‘Reading Lenny Henry’s findings, it feels kinda weird talking about it all now. It’s been a part of the wallpaper -a given- for so long

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Losing Heart

‘Losing Heart’ coalesced in my brain over a couple of years, borne essentially out of frustration, more than anything. Coming out of drama school four

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New Chapters

A while since I blogged, but a fair amount has been going in in the background. I’m very surprised and pleased to announce I have

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