Larkin’s Blog

The time has flown and I am now over 5 weeks into the MSc in Creative Writing course at University of Edinburgh. So far, so good. I’ve decided to ditch all distractions, including an Open University course on 20th-century literature I began for some mad reason, and a part-time job that consumed my entire Friday and had [...]

As someone who intends to write stories in faraway lands (e.g. USA), Google Maps and Google Earth are invaluable. Just think about trying to write about someone travelling through a place you have never been to. You have some choices. You can actually go there, at the expense of time and money - though you [...]