The Spanish Berry

This week in Spain: my characters take over my writing

September 16, 2019

What happens when your characters take charge of a story? … More This week in Spain: my characters take over my writing

This week in Spain: it’s August and the city is dead

August 18, 2019

I stood at the traffic light on my way back from the airport waiting to cross the street and not a single car came down the main avenue. It felt like a ghost town. … More This week in Spain: it’s August and the city is dead

This week in Spain: writing from the road and other cures for writer’s block

August 4, 2019

Writing from the road can be a challenge or a source of inspiration. I think I find it to be a bit of both. … More This week in Spain: writing from the road and other cures for writer’s block

Writing

July 30, 2019

The latests posts on writing, procrastinating, obsessive editing and other writerly topics. … More Writing

This week in Spain: better late than never

July 29, 2019

Whoops. I completely forgot yesterday was Sunday. Well, I forgot it’s the day I’m supposed to be posting a weekly post, but hey, does anyone really keep track of what day it is on holiday? You step out of your routine for a moment and time distorts itself. Days are longer, you have time to … More This week in Spain: better late than never

The power of stories

July 24, 2019

What makes storytelling so powerful? What it is about stories that we find so captivating? Which are the stories we know and love and what does it takes to tell our own? Read on to explore some of these questions. … More The power of stories

This week in Spain: playing tourist

July 21, 2019

Hello, and welcome back to ‘This week in Spain’. For the second week in a row (even if a little late) we have a blog post written up and published! (Excuse me while I do a little celebratory dance). Earlier this week I talked about 5 things to see in Seville in a day. They’re … More This week in Spain: playing tourist

The Spanish Berry

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