August 20, 2021
Over the summer, I’ve been posting a series of writing prompts inspired by Clayton Hall and some of the places associated with its story. I went to Chetham’s Library, and then Boggart Hole Clough and Bailey’s Wood. This final set … Continue reading
August 13, 2021
Over the summer, I’ve been posting another series of writing prompts inspired by some of the places associated with Clayton Hall. I started with the Hall itself, then went to Chetham’s Library and Boggart Hole Clough. This week, I moved … Continue reading
August 6, 2021
Over the summer, I’m posting a series of writing prompts inspired by some of the places associated with Clayton Hall. I started with the Hall itself, then went to Chetham’s Library. This week, I moved to Boggart Hole Clough. When … Continue reading
July 30, 2021
Last week, I posted another series of creative writing prompts inspired by Clayton Hall. For the next couple of weeks, I’m going to once again travel around the story of the Hall, posting some more prompts inspired by associated places. … Continue reading
July 23, 2021
As writer-in-residence at Clayton Hall, I’ve done a couple of sets of short writing exercises inspired by the Hall and the things you can find there during lockdown (the first set was last Spring, the second this Spring). Due to … Continue reading
March 26, 2021
Over the four weeks, I’ve been posting a series of writing prompts inspired by some of the places associated with Clayton Hall. I started with the Hall itself, then went to Crumpsall Park, and then Bailey’s Wood. This week, I … Continue reading
March 19, 2021
Over the last three weeks, I’ve been posting a second series of writing prompts inspired by some of the places associated with Clayton Hall. I started with the Hall itself, then went to Crumpsall Park. This week, I moved to … Continue reading
March 13, 2021
Last week, I posted a second series of writing prompts inspired by Clayton Hall. For the next couple of weeks, I’m going to once again travel around the story of the Hall, posting some more prompts inspired by associated places. … Continue reading
March 5, 2021
Due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis and lockdown restrictions, Clayton Hall is still closed to the public. You may remember that last May, as the Hall’s writer-in-residence, I put together some short writing exercises inspired by the Hall and the … Continue reading
May 23, 2020
Over the last three weeks, I’ve been posting writing prompts inspired by some of the places associated with Clayton Hall. I stared with the hall itself, then went to Crumpsall Park. This week, I moved to Bailey’s Wood. Bailey’s Wood … Continue reading