Hello. I’m Sophie.
I help people to write, to reconnect with their creativity and to develop their personal wellbeing through writing.
I'm the author of three bestselling novels, and I've been teaching creative writing and working with people using writing as creative exploration for over twenty-five years.
I live on the edge of the moors in beautiful North Yorkshire in the North East of the UK and I teach on the Creative Writing faculty at Teesside University.
I believe that creativity has never been more important. The world needs writers and makers. It needs our ideas, our courage and our talents.
I believe in what we can do when we come together to learn, to listen to one another, and to tap into our innate creativity to solve problems.
At this precarious time in the life of our planet, we need creativity more than ever. Acknowledging and expressing our emotions - and especially our feelings of anxiety, grief, loss, distress, even fear - is the first step in recovering hope and bringing about meaningful change.
I believe that we are all happier, healthier, kinder and more compassionate human beings when we are supported to connect with our own innate creativity in our everyday lives.
