Currently studying New York, Harlem especially. It is quite amazing the Renaissance that occurred in the 1920s-1930s. I really like Hart Crane’s poetry about Brooklyn Bridge and McKay’s work. Langston Hughes has a rhythm I can’t describe.

Sorry it’s been such a long time, February/March was pretty busy I worked a lot those week, one week it was 6 days with only Sunday off. Wish I could say my bank account was healthier for it, but I like to eat out and we went to Dan-Yr-Ogof Caves, the cinema, bowling, Cardiff Castle and Raglan Castle the other week so I’ve just been spending, buying and enjoying myself. That’s what the money is there for right?

My dystopian vampire novel, is well…. on the back burner for the second, I consider this a big project it needs some mulling over. I have my characters and the setting set, a long with the plot but before I commit to paper, this needs some extensive thought and planning. I want it to be a sort of book series, more than a trilogy so I need to think longer, and bigger in the scope of plot and construction of the novel to lead in to subsequent ones.

Whilst that is going on I’m writing a witch novel, something light heart and dark magic. I love witches and vampires and well I’m a sucker for Y.A. so anything really. I really enjoy making my own original works and when I start querying I’ll let you know but it will probably be after or last year of my degree. I am doing two creative writing modules (Year 2 Creative writing and year 3, advanced creative writing) so I will learn more about literature through writing plays and poems as well. I need a sense of direction in my writing I kind of lost it after school ended and I need someone to show me where my skills lie in and my confidence in it.

Anyway sorry if this is an incoherent ramble of sorts, and a wall of text but I thought I’d update you, not dead yet!