Hi, I’m Lou. My second short story collection, Invisible, is coming out soon with a queer press called Knight Errant and I’m writing a book on writing and mindfulness for Bloomsbury Academic. I’m also writing a mystery so watch this space! I teach part-time for the University of Brighton and the Open University, with occasional freelance work for New Writing South, TLC and Jericho Writers. I run my own courses and have written several short and friendly writing guides. Click the image below to go straight to the small steps guides.
After doing an MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, I published two novels with Headline Review called The Water’s Edge and The Haven Home for Delinquent Girls. Then I did a PhD at Reading University, travelled round the world, became a Creative Writing lecturer, and started a family, while publishing mainly poetry and nonfiction. I’ve taught in various guises for my whole working life but in 2017, I left my full-time job to focus on my writing and a year later I published my first short story collection, Unusual Places, which I wrote live in quirky venues, mainly in London. A while back I wrote a book about breaking down your goals into manageable steps, called the Small Steps Guide – which inspired several books and courses. The updated version came out in 2023.
See all my books and publications here – coming soon.
Click here to learn more about the courses I offer – coming soon.
Here’s how to find out about editorial support or mentoring.
My blog is here – including the Writing and Mindfulness Challenge.
Hope to hear from you soon. Happy writing,
Lou xx