I enjoy creative writing and poetry. I have been involved with PLANT as a volunteer blogger and have some experience of working with PLANT Voices podcast. I wrote the script for Tayport in 2030 walking tour, based on the summary of ideas from the Visioning Day. This is the first time I have written this type of speculative climate fiction and I was, initially, daunted by the task of shaping the torrent of ideas and suggestions into something coherent and honest.
I was part of the Visioning Day so I knew how passionate folk felt about their future town and I wasn’t sure I was up to the task, however, as I started to get deeper into the story, I felt more and more excited and hopeful about what I was writing. By the end of the piece, I felt upbeat and positive that change really could happen through these stories in the audio walk.
I am now confident enough to join a Storytellers Collective which is part of SCCAN – Scottish Communities Climate Action Network. Personally, the Tayport 2030 audio walk was a launch pad for me into an exciting new writing genre and I’m now connecting with Climate-Fiction writers from all over the UK.