Looking to grow your creative project or practice?

I help people make their ideas real and take the next step with their creative life.

You’re in the right place if this sounds like you…

You want to make something

There’s an idea, a dream, a way of being that feels exciting and full of potential. Perhaps you have lived with it for a while, perhaps you have got to a point in life where you know it is time to make this a reality.

You want more creativity in life

Inside you know there is a more creative person and life waiting to emerge. Whether it has been lost to childhood, or sidelined by adults concerns, you long for more freedom, openness and expression.

You’re feeling lost or directionless

In the pursuit of an ambition or idea you find yourself stuck and unclear about what is next. It could be a specific project or your creative practice or career, but you want clarity and a way forward.

You feel on your own

Though you are committed to your creative work and life you feel like no one else ‘gets it’. You wish you could share your hopes and challenges with someone who cares as much as you do.

Charlotte Jee - writer

“Paul is a magician! He provides an amazing blend of listening, probing, and advising during sessions. I started feeling worried I wasn't 'good enough' or 'doing creative work correctly' and emerged feeling newly confident and energised, and with bags of new tips and tricks to try up my sleeve. I cannot recommend him highly enough, whether you're feeling like you're in a rut, or just need a bit of guidance, or want to take the chance to step back and think about your creative direction/projects.”

I’m a creativity coach, and I can help you realise your creative dreams

Hi I’m Paul, creativity coach. I have been producing creative work for over 20 years, going from secretive writer (ssh!) to award-winning playwright and theatre-maker.

Put like that, it sounds like a straight line doesn’t it? Nope. It was a journey of detours, dead-ends, with a few glorious stretches of open road.

I’m here now to help you steer through the natural problems of realising the creative ideas that you can’t NOT make real. My shared knowledge is going to make your life easier.

I created this coaching service based on my own experiences trying to develop as a writer and maker. In those important times, I wanted somebody who would listen to the challenges I was facing, help me understand the bigger picture and help me see a path to realising what I wanted to achieve.

If you have an urge to create that you can’t ignore but are a bit stuck, let’s solve that together so you can take the next step on your creative journey.

How I can help

Create Clarity

The strategy session to get you unstuck and moving again

Make It Happen

The support journey to help you crack that creative goal

Hatty Jones - writer & actor

“Monthly sessions with Paul have without a doubt been the key driving force in helping me structure my time, set goals and unpick the things that have been getting in my way! He has an amazing talent to drill down to the root of the intention and find a way to bring that back to the surface, without all the other distractions or insecurities that can mask a true creative purpose.”

Your creativity matters

Nurturing your creative life makes a difference

Personal development

Following your curiosity and drive to create can be a powerful route to self discovery and growth.

Purpose and fulfilment

Understanding what inspires you to create and your unique contribution leads to a deep sense of meaning.

Connection and opportunities

Creating from an authentic place brings about relationships and new possibilities.

  • Sarah James - artist

    “I decided to work with Paul after hearing lots of good things about his energy and passion for supporting creatives. I wanted to give my creative practice some direction. Paul's coaching resulted in me being able to focus on what really mattered to me as an artist and painter, and make and execute plans to grow my visibility.

    Coaching with Paul made me focus on what matters to me, how that makes me who I am today, and what it could mean for my future.

    It made me feel excited about what I do.”

  • Sheena Hussain - Poet

    “Paul is a great listener, he gave me the space to navigate my creative trajectory and work out where potentially I can develop my practice. Having a creative coach at a crucial point in your career is worth investing in. Highly recommend Paul's coaching services.”

  • Liz Ottosson - writer

    “Paul has a way of asking questions that really get to the heart of any issue. Over our sessions and written feedback we refined what I was trying to achieve (and write!), and I came away with a much better understanding of my project. Always supportive and encouraging - Paul is an excellent coach!”

  • Amy O'Neill - writer

    “I’d recommend a creative coaching session with Paul to anyone, but especially useful if you keep snagging on the same issues with your creative project. Paul helped me to talk things through, acknowledge the difficulties I was having and why, and come up with practical steps to deal with some of my mindset issues around writing my novel. I felt clearer afterwards and have been repeating some of the ideas to myself as I approach my work in a new way. Slowly, things are unravelling, and I know I wouldn’t have been able to get there without Paul’s help and gentle encouragement!”

Ready to talk about your creative world?

I’m ready to listen!

To get a feel of how we might work together, book a free 20-min introductory call.