I have a few different public identities, which this website embraces. Read more about my background and work in these areas.
On this site I publish new writing and research, but it also functions as an archive, providing easy access to articles published over the last 20 years, sometimes with annotations in cases where my views have changed since.
Books
My latest novel
Snow on the Danube
A historical adventure evoking Budapest during and between two great wars, recounted in the voice of a fussy hypochondriac who becomes an unlikely and compromised hero when the Fascists take over. An unlikely comedy, a document of filial love and a compelling portrait of the horrors of war
FGI publishing
I have also published my own books and other people’s under the imprint of FGI Publishing.
I have sold 40,000 copies of my books over the span of my self-publishing career (to June 2024). The vast bulk of these have been study guides I’ve written on classic novels such as The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Jane Eyre.
Recent work
My recent output has involved helping my students and communities learn to be creative researchers:
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Learning to write, publish and teach, all in one go!
This blog explores how learning to write, publish and teach can help creative writers in multiple ways; they can hone the craft of their writing and pedagogy by using publishing as a pedagogical tool. A truly innovative approach…
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In what ways can publishing support writers’ emotional needs?
This blog explores how publishing does and does not meet writers’ emotional needs. It introduces and explains the concept of emotional needs, and then shows how publishing might address these.
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Towards a methodology for creative writing educators to use publishing to develop their writing and teaching
An article which discusses how creative writing educators might develop their own methodologies so that they can become fruitful creative writers who use publishing to develop the literary and pedagogical practices that work for them.
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The History of Publishing in 7 Objects
This article explores the Publishing Industry in 7 objects. It starts with the dawn of humanity to the present day.
Resources for teachers, educators and more
As a teacher and now as a teacher-educator and Head of the MA Creative Writing and Education at Goldsmiths, I have devised many recent resources for teachers, to help them teach the subject of English and creative writing. I also write fiction and reviews of books I like.
Where else to find me
My YouTube channel contains videos I’ve made for my students over the years. I’ve also run a number of topic- and book-specific educational blogs and websites as resources for students and teachers. Since 2015, I have focused upon publishing academic articles, many of which can be found on my Goldsmiths’ webpage. The contact page has my email and social media links.