Dom
Writing, Grief, And Other Minds
Why do I Write?
To Learn
Before I write, I research. Consequently, I learn something every day.
To Teach
The world is full of misinformation. When we research our subject fully, we can provide the truth.
To Grieve
When someone close to us dies, we need to be able to write about them to keep them in our hearts so they can be remembered.
To Grow
We can only develop when we are creative and self-expressive. It doesn’t matter which.
Hi
Hi, I’m Ian, a
Writer and Author in the Lakes
“He’s got it all” I hear you say, a writer AND he lives in the Lake District. It’s true, I live in a place steeped in history and mystery, with breathtaking vistas, a place of inspiration, and the home of inspirational people. I’m not sure I’d want to live anywhere else in the world – apart from 1920’s New York City before the crash – and I wouldn’t want to do anything else.
I observe and I write of things you may or may not agree with, either way. It doesn’t matter if you laugh, cry, or disagree with me. I only want a reaction to show me that you’re alive.
Of course, in reality like most writers, I do do something else and I work with Cumbrian businesses and advise them on all things business. Happily though, I even get to write about that and published my first business book in 2019 called The Awesome Power of Questions.
It’s not your typical self-help book about business as I bring Socrates, dating, Rudyard Kipling, and Einstein into the conversation. Click here if you want to read more about it.
My Work
Fiction
Novels and short stories.
Non-Fiction
Autoethnography, essays, self-help books, and op-eds.
Other Writing
Screenplays, poetry, and other scribblings.
From the Blog
Other Minds
When you're grieving you literally leave your mind. In my case to the point of questioning what is going on in other people's minds. "Don't you know Dom is dead? What the fuck is up with you??" It's insane, but you start to think that no one else cares or even has any...
Flying Solo
How long have you been writing that book? Have you bitten the bullet and actually started or are you staring at a blank page? I know a very successful writer, well he is now, who, for the first twelve years of his writing career didn't write a single word. He still...
The Literary Consultancy (TLC) Online Premier – Why I Write – 15th June 2021
The Literary Consultancy’s 25th Anniversary: 'Why I Write: Tales of Creativity and Resilience' is premiering next Wednesday, 15th June 2021 at 7.30 pm. Four specially commissioned films featuring Hanif Kureishi, Elle McNicoll, Kit de Waal, and Ashley Hickson-Lovence...