So I’m sitting in a coffee house in Manchester, looking at Oasis fans, wander past outside. How do I know they’re here for Oasis? their stripes are immaculate, their bucket hats unbent …| Stef Is Writing
I’ve done the mantra: I’m a brilliant romantic comedy novelist, with a plot that rivals any rom-com flick. But I’m staring at my page like it’s my ex at a wedding. Fear not! Enter the glorious 100 words a day rule. I’ve been experimenting with writing this way for a while, and I’ve got to […]| Nefny Writes
I’ve done it. I’ve decided on the kind of book I want to write. Not the genre or period or form or anything actually tangibly useful like that, Lord no. The decision is on the mood. And the mood is BRAT. No it isn’t. I’m of an age where, despite having read definitions of what […]| Nefny Writes
Over summer I rekindled my relationship with running. Basically we met at the gym, and I was at a low ebb and it said ‘hey’ and I was like ‘hi’. and that was it. I’m keeping it at a distance, only occasionally looking at Garmin watches late at night, thinking ‘Do I need that?’ and […]| Nefny Writes
Stocks, hair-shirt, or ‘work on my self?’ The latter feels like a very modern euphemism for the former two, but without the bite or accountability. I see it used a lot on Instagram posts and it feels to me like performative contrition, displayed by a public figure who has done something really shitty and is […]| Nefny Writes
Don’t get me wrong, I love an inspirational quote. They make me feel INSPIRED. Sometimes, I write them down! I always listen and nod when someone reads one to me, like I’m already feeling its effect when in actuality, what I’m really thinking is: is this the one? Is this the one that will cut […]| Nefny Writes
If I don’t expect it, playful will return. It will slink through the back door, throw its coat on the back of a chair, pick up an empty coffee cup, pretend to drink. Look at me with a ‘what?’ expression as I turn the corner, eyebrows up, Jimmy Dean. I will fight the urge to […]| Nefny Writes
There will be movements in a garden, Birds at low unforeseen angles Your heart will quicken, Frogs. Try to look at the pale light The naming which warms The glow of the lines making emerald the green which for once is not submerged in cold Yes leaves are grey and slip easily into unconscious hiding […]| Nefny Writes
Transcript from opening remarks by our keynote speaker, Professor Juniper Thrust And now the question will always be – where to start – you see, you see? Never easy is it. Like sponge cakes, homemade aphrodisiacs and garden furniture, it looks a doddle. But let’s take garden furniture. Where would you start? No, nothing in […]| Nefny Writes
NIGEL SIMON’S MEMORY LANE Shooting Script: “Accidental Tourist”/Asturia (Episode 1) GVS: THE FARMHOUSE, SHOTS OF NIGEL EXITING VAN, WALKING UP DRIVEWAY, GREETING OWNERS IN YARD, VIEWS FROM TERRACE NIGEL (VO) It’s been twenty years since I stumbled upon this beautiful spot in the Asturian countryside. Indeed, ‘stumbled upon’ is the right phrase; it was a […]| Nefny Writes
