TJ Oats

Hello, 2026 and all its magical promise of newness, change for the better and unrealised resolutions! Am I being too cynical? Perhaps I’ve allowed my dark comedy characters a little too deep into my soul. So, let’s bring some of that positive energy so synonymous with the New Year. Firstly, 2025 was the year I finished my first proper novel. It was started in 2023 during a Creative Writing short course with Louise Voss at Arts Uni Bournemouth (although she’s no longer teaching it, I still...

How long is a lifetime? I have counted time in the sun and the stars as they journey across the skies, and in the tides as they call upon...

What I wish I knew and what I've learnt. When writing my first draft I set goals and an end date. A set number of words per day (I...