At seventeen I wrote an article about the floods that covered Mid Wales and the border country around Chester (UK), my home town. It was published in a national magazine: I got my name on the front cover, a cheque for three pounds, and my first taste for the writing life. I’ve been writing ever since.

 

I’ve always loved words and stories. Now I use story-telling skills in all my work, whether it's writing for the page, the stage, or the voice.

 

I also run courses and workshops, for business, government and community groups. I regularly lead theatre-making projects.

 

My scripts have been produced by the BBC and ABC (in Australia), while my short fiction and articles are published in a range of magazines and journals. I teach voice skills, perform my own spoken voice material, and work in universities as guest lecturer and theatre director.

 

The more I have found out about the way we humans use language, the more interested I have become. As part of my study for an MA in Applied Linguistics I researched language-learning games. I followed this up with a PhD on collaborative creativity. All this has inspired and informed my work with organisations on communications skills, collaboration, innovation and creative practice.