Alex Lockwood

Writer, activist and public speaker
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An Animal Diary, Animals

The Pigeon

  • January 1
  • Alex Lockwood
  • 4

My running partner saw the pigeon first. It was flapping a broken wing to try and right itself, stuck...

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Blog, Writing Blog

A word on motivation for writing a novel

  • August 28
  • Alex Lockwood

When do you know you’re ready to write a novel? I say novel, rather than book, because although other...

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Non-Fiction

Non-fiction piece published in Swamp 14

  • April 28
  • Alex Lockwood

Pleased to have a piece published in the new issue of SWAMP writing, published out of the University of...

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Blog, Writing Blog

Writing in Iowa City

  • March 29
  • Alex Lockwood
  • 1

Saturday 29th March, 804am, Heirloom Java House, Iowa City There are a couple of Japanese girls at the table...

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Novel Writing, Writing

The vague feeling of love

  • March 19
  • Alex Lockwood
  • 1

(A short exercise in “putting the problem into the writing” based on a character from my novel.) The vague...

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Writing Blog

Read your work out, listen to who you are

  • February 6
  • Alex Lockwood

It’s Susan Orlean’s number one tip for editing. It’s Joanna Penn’s must do for final review. And Hugh Howey...

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21 Soul Activism, 40before40, Projects, Writing Blog

The 40 x 40 list; a writer’s utopia of habits

  • January 28
  • Alex Lockwood
  • 8

I have a small silver box full of post-it notes. Written on those post-it notes are ideas I’ve had...

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40before40, Projects, Writing Blog

Filling the wobbly vase at 40

  • January 13
  • Alex Lockwood
  • 6

Hello. Happy New Year. I’m working on a fun idea for my 40th year. A few months ago, while...

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Writing Blog

It turns out Not-Writing is not Writing

  • September 18
  • Alex Lockwood

I set myself the task of completing seven non-writing actions to move me towards a professional writing career.Here was...

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Writing Blog, Writing vs. The Ego

Writing vs. The Ego

  • April 17
  • Alex Lockwood

‘The Ego,’ says Teresa Brennan, ‘always needs a plan.’ This makes all too much sense. Back into The Writing...

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Novel Writing, Running, Writing Blog

Murakami on Writing, Running

  • December 26
  • Alex Lockwood

The thing I notice most about novelist Haruki Murakami’s style is this: a sense that when I pick up...

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Activism, Projects

Save Our Woods

  • September 29
  • Alex Lockwood

Save Our Woods is a grassroots organisation that was born in 2010 to ensure that our public forest estate...

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