KATE PRIESTMAN – WRITER & PROOF-EDITOR
Engaging, Inspiring, Educating – Ecology, nature, wildlife, conservation
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Launch of a new writing project
It’s been a busy few months since my last post with a large proportion of my work comprising desk-based ecology support and proof-editing. This month saw the launch of a new project and something a little different in the form of a combined art and writing series. The series brings together my love of nature, […]
The Artist magazine – pet portrait demo article
I am delighted to feature in the February 2021 issue of The Artist magazine (published December 2020).The article focuses on a recent pet portrait commission of a stunning dog I was asked to draw. In the piece I talk about how I manage the commission process and include a demonstration of drawing the dog’s eye […]
Autumn writing update
In many ways it has been a long hard slog to reach autumn this year, whilst navigating all of the various restrictions and knock-on implications of the pandemic. However, I’ve not been resting on my laurels, having been busy with a number of writing and proof-editing projects over the summer months, many of which have […]
Birdwatching magazine – ‘Back Chat’ interview
Bird Watching magazine has published a recent interview with yours truly in their March 2020 issue.
The making of a writer
I recently read an article about the subject of English in schools and how it is currently being taught. It seems that in recent years there has been a revival of a blinkered focus on grammar and technical ‘jargon’ to the detriment of creativity, which is leading in turn to fewer people writing. I am […]
Thoughts on ‘Time’
Time: human-made. Measured in hours and minutes. Rather a strange construct in many ways when you think about it. So many of us live our lives ‘clock watching’. Defining our days and activities in accordance with the hours-and-minutes version of time. In my experience, this kind of human-made time often equals stress and pressure. A […]
Awash with butterflies
I took a stroll along our lane this afternoon. The gloomy morning sloped off after lunch to be replaced by a raw heat that churned the sky milk-blue and rinsed vibrancy from the vegetation. Beyond a row of silent ash trees, the lane rolled steeply downhill, whereby the dry stone walls were exchanged for open […]
Writing a nature diary
Although I limit my paper usage to the bare essentials, I have the potential to be a bit of a stationery geek. I just love the feeling of opening a new notepad; the sense of anticipation as the pen hovers over the unblemished page, and the self-imposed pressure that what I am about to write […]