Sophie McKeand

Documenting the life of a community poet

on community arts & education (part 2)

4th October 2015.Reading time 9 minutes.

I’ve been blogging recently about working as a Writer, Community Arts Practitioner & Educator (in Y Gogs) and received a number of supportive and positive replies. The latest blog, a radical proposal for community arts and education also received a largely positive response but there was one element to the proposal that seemed to cause contention […]

the price of self-employment

2nd September 2015.Reading time 10 minutes.

I’m not sure how I imagined the journey when first setting out as a freelance/self-employed writer seven years ago. It’s been a difficult but ultimately rewarding expedition, especially considering the only thought was: forward and onward and don’t look back.