Services for writers
Writing support
A facilitative approach and professional support to help your writing and your writing practice take flight
Cultural and political sensitivities
Help with identifying what you need to know, so that you can feel confident you’ve got it right when your work deals with sensitive subject matter
Submissions and applications
Sensitive and practical support with the challenge of submitting your work, securing an agent or publication, and preparing applications
Conflict change
Help with transforming interpersonal and inner conflict, including creative and ethical dilemmas, and industry disputes
Editorial services
Editorial feedback on work in progress, and copyediting and proofreading to give it a final polish
Workshops
Small group workshops and webinars on writing, getting published, dealing with conflict, and the challenges of being a writer​
My ethos
I provide an empathetic, sensitive response to your writing, and to your process, goals and needs. Together we can work out what is most useful to you, and how you want to use the resources that you have.
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The following examples of my work will give you a sense of who I am:
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Nondescripts in The London Magazine
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On being a writer in Wales in Nation.Cymru
My experience
My facilitative approach has grown out of more than twenty years of working closely with writers. My background in publishing, and in teaching and research of creative writing, is complemented by my experience as an author. I am an Emeritus Professor of English Literature and Creative Writing at Swansea University, and a conflict coach and accredited mediator.
Testimonials
"Her extensive knowledge of the craft and her sensitive approach to the subject matter of my project has helped me produce work of which I am extremely proud. The support I’ve received has been outstanding and I can’t recommend it enough."
Tim Cooke, author of
Dark Play
"Jasmine provided me with expert guidance while I was revising my novel. She asked insightful questions that encouraged me to delve deeper."
Brigita Orel, author of The Landscape of Loneliness
"Jasmine supported me as a poet and as a person during very challenging times in my personal life, helping me to manage my creative work at times when I might otherwise have given up. I couldn't recommend her more as a mentor, whether you're already writing regularly or at the start of your creative journey."
Eve Moriarty, poet