A Very Short Book About Writing

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A Very Short Book About Writing is about how joining a small writing group and writing every day helped the author cope with the anxiety and fear he felt as the pandemic worsened and his world fell in and out of lockdowns. But it is also about friendship and family, mental health, understanding and love. Deeply personal and real, inside you will find a small collection of short pieces taken from moments in his life, including Jonathan’s touching coming out story, as well as notes on the activities and writing games that inspired them in the hope that by being open and honest about his experiences, it may help others to do the same.

"In this svelte book, the seven morceaux—personal vignettes (and poems), many portraying the author’s upbringing in northern Wales—are valuable exemplars in that they were initiated within a writing group, yet no committee writing is evident. Seeing such elegant works emerge from such engagement reinforces, to me, the potential for writing groups as sources of inspiration among scholars." - Steven E. Gump

'A miraculous little book' - Michael Svoboda

'This is incredibly brave, emotional and evocative writing' - Laura Bailey

'It made me nostalgic and took me back to my childhood' - Sara Macdonald

'It's a marvel' - Tom Dyson

'It's a lovely encouraging book and has prompted me to put pen to paper' - Jo Martin'

"I love this @jonathan_davies looking after our mental health is so important, and especially so at this time of year; which can be tough on so many. Please read, share (and buy)!" - Victoria Beckham