As a fresh faced, post GCSE teen ready to take on the world, my drama teacher imparted five very special words onto me: “Don’t Dream It, Be It”. And while I was fully aware that he was quite probably writing those same five words into every other leavers book he signed, it did not deter...Read More
I often find myself wondering, did I give you your due; for all that you’ve done for me, for all that you continue to do. Did I ever just take the time to say thank you?As a child you walked ahead of me to lead by example, you were my guiding light through life, my...Read More
Famous for being the greatest writer in the English language, William Shakespeare’s work spans the globe, earning his work the most performed of any other playwright. His own story however, laced with mystery and clouded by the time in which he lived has made him one of the most beloved figures of our time. He...Read More
When I tell people what I do for a living it is normally met with one of two reactions. Either they come over all dreamy and start waxing poetic about how whimsical it is that my business is in words or they question if being a writer is an actual job at all. I’m not...Read More
This is quite a bittersweet post for me to write this week as it is going to be my last for Semple for a while. After blogging for Semple for over three years I am sad to be giving it up but am extremely excited about the next adventure ahead of me as I am about...Read More
Dear Daughter, I was thinking about you today and what you might be like. See, you don’t even exist yet. For now you are but an idea – a beautiful idea that I will, god willing, one day have the chance to make a reality. I’ve written this in preparation of that moment and I did...Read More
I almost quit. I was so close to taking the easy way out, giving up and waving goodbye to a dream that I have tirelessly worked on for so long. I had enough, I was about to give it all up. At the beginning, when you decide on a goal and you plan your pursuit...Read More
How important do you believe female led feature films to be? I believe that they are very important indeed and don’t worry this isn’t because I’m a man hater, I love men…most of the time anyway. But the over excitement myself and my friend Hannah felt after we heard the news that the Ghostbusters remake...Read More
I sat overlooking the Bosphorus sea in Istanbul recently as I had arranged to meet a marvellous woman called Bahar Karaca. Many of you will know that Istanbul is where Europe and Asia meet. Its people are culturally diverse and in Bahar’s words: ‘it is this dynamism that feeds me.” Bahar is the General Manager...Read More
Several years ago beside the sea in a remote part of Crete I received a text message from Victoria Hislop who was location scouting for a TV series of her dramatic novel, The Island. We met half-an-hour’s drive away in a village taverna with her film director Theo Papadoulakis. 18 months later The Island (To...Read More
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