Helen Walters
@helenwalterswriter.bsky.social
Writer, writing tutor and (virtual) retreat host in the Scottish Highlands.
Join us for the Ghastly Ghosts Taught Virtual Retreat - 1 and 2 November
In this one we’ll be writing and discussing ghostly and supernatural stories. Only £30. Price includes a critique of a piece of work up to 2,500 words. Please comment for details.
In this one we’ll be writing and discussing ghostly and supernatural stories. Only £30. Price includes a critique of a piece of work up to 2,500 words. Please comment for details.
October 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Join us for the Ghastly Ghosts Taught Virtual Retreat - 1 and 2 November
In this one we’ll be writing and discussing ghostly and supernatural stories. Only £30. Price includes a critique of a piece of work up to 2,500 words. Please comment for details.
In this one we’ll be writing and discussing ghostly and supernatural stories. Only £30. Price includes a critique of a piece of work up to 2,500 words. Please comment for details.
Join us for our Science Fiction & Fantasy Virtual Retreat - 11 &12 October Let’s explore everything from romantasy to urban fantasy, and from steampunk to space opera. Only £30. Price includes a critique of a piece of work up to 2,500 words.
Please PM for more info.
Please PM for more info.
September 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Join us for our Science Fiction & Fantasy Virtual Retreat - 11 &12 October Let’s explore everything from romantasy to urban fantasy, and from steampunk to space opera. Only £30. Price includes a critique of a piece of work up to 2,500 words.
Please PM for more info.
Please PM for more info.
Virtual Poetry Evening on Wednesday! All welcome. Whether you write poetry, or read or listen to poetry, we have an event you’ll love. The Solus Or Poetry Evening is on Wednesday 10 Sept from 7-9pm on Zoom. Our guest poet will be Kenneth Steven. Only £15. PM for details.
September 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Virtual Poetry Evening on Wednesday! All welcome. Whether you write poetry, or read or listen to poetry, we have an event you’ll love. The Solus Or Poetry Evening is on Wednesday 10 Sept from 7-9pm on Zoom. Our guest poet will be Kenneth Steven. Only £15. PM for details.
Amazing skies tonight.
September 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Amazing skies tonight.
Virtual Poetry Evening next week! All welcome. Whether you write poetry, or read or listen to poetry, we have an event you’ll love. The Solus Or Poetry Evening is on Wednesday 10 Sept from 7-9pm on Zoom. Our guest poet will be Kenneth Steven. Only £15. PM for details. #poetry
September 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Virtual Poetry Evening next week! All welcome. Whether you write poetry, or read or listen to poetry, we have an event you’ll love. The Solus Or Poetry Evening is on Wednesday 10 Sept from 7-9pm on Zoom. Our guest poet will be Kenneth Steven. Only £15. PM for details. #poetry
Only two weeks to go! All welcome.
Do you write poetry? Do you enjoy reading or listening to poetry? Would you like to write poetry? We have an upcoming event that you’ll love.
The Solus Or Online Poetry Reading Evening will take place on Wednesday 10 Sept from 7-9pm on Zoom.
Do you write poetry? Do you enjoy reading or listening to poetry? Would you like to write poetry? We have an upcoming event that you’ll love.
The Solus Or Online Poetry Reading Evening will take place on Wednesday 10 Sept from 7-9pm on Zoom.
August 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Only two weeks to go! All welcome.
Do you write poetry? Do you enjoy reading or listening to poetry? Would you like to write poetry? We have an upcoming event that you’ll love.
The Solus Or Online Poetry Reading Evening will take place on Wednesday 10 Sept from 7-9pm on Zoom.
Do you write poetry? Do you enjoy reading or listening to poetry? Would you like to write poetry? We have an upcoming event that you’ll love.
The Solus Or Online Poetry Reading Evening will take place on Wednesday 10 Sept from 7-9pm on Zoom.
Do you write poetry? Would you like to write poetry? Do you enjoy reading or listening to poetry?
If any of these apply to you, we have an upcoming event that you’ll love.
The Solus Or Online Poetry Reading Evening will take place on Wednesday 10 September from 7-9pm on Zoom.
If any of these apply to you, we have an upcoming event that you’ll love.
The Solus Or Online Poetry Reading Evening will take place on Wednesday 10 September from 7-9pm on Zoom.
August 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Do you write poetry? Would you like to write poetry? Do you enjoy reading or listening to poetry?
If any of these apply to you, we have an upcoming event that you’ll love.
The Solus Or Online Poetry Reading Evening will take place on Wednesday 10 September from 7-9pm on Zoom.
If any of these apply to you, we have an upcoming event that you’ll love.
The Solus Or Online Poetry Reading Evening will take place on Wednesday 10 September from 7-9pm on Zoom.
Science Fiction & Fantasy Virtual Retreat – 6 and 7 September. Only £30. Price includes a critique of a piece of work up to 2,500 words.
If you'd like to join us, please PM your email address and I'll send you more information and a booking form. #WritingCommunity #amwriting
If you'd like to join us, please PM your email address and I'll send you more information and a booking form. #WritingCommunity #amwriting
August 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Science Fiction & Fantasy Virtual Retreat – 6 and 7 September. Only £30. Price includes a critique of a piece of work up to 2,500 words.
If you'd like to join us, please PM your email address and I'll send you more information and a booking form. #WritingCommunity #amwriting
If you'd like to join us, please PM your email address and I'll send you more information and a booking form. #WritingCommunity #amwriting
An Introduction to Publishing and Self-publishing Virtual Retreat – 2 and 3 August 2025. We’ll be discussing different routes to publication and how to achieve them. Only £30. Price includes a critique of up to 2,500 words.
Please PM your email address for more information.
Please PM your email address for more information.
July 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
An Introduction to Publishing and Self-publishing Virtual Retreat – 2 and 3 August 2025. We’ll be discussing different routes to publication and how to achieve them. Only £30. Price includes a critique of up to 2,500 words.
Please PM your email address for more information.
Please PM your email address for more information.
Do you write, or want to write, poetry? Do you enjoy reading or listening to poetry? If so, we are planning an event you’ll love. Our Online Poetry Reading Evening will be hosted by Solus Or & led by a professional, widely published poet. We’ll be announcing who soon.
July 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Do you write, or want to write, poetry? Do you enjoy reading or listening to poetry? If so, we are planning an event you’ll love. Our Online Poetry Reading Evening will be hosted by Solus Or & led by a professional, widely published poet. We’ll be announcing who soon.
Only one week to go! Join us for ‘Memoir and Life Writing’ a taught virtual retreat on 5 and 6 July. The retreat may also be of interest to fiction writers who want to draw on their own experiences. I can promise fun, inspiration and laughter. Only £30. Please PM for more info.
June 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Only one week to go! Join us for ‘Memoir and Life Writing’ a taught virtual retreat on 5 and 6 July. The retreat may also be of interest to fiction writers who want to draw on their own experiences. I can promise fun, inspiration and laughter. Only £30. Please PM for more info.
Memoir & Life Writing – a taught virtual retreat on 5 & 6 July If you want to write stories based on real life, or use your own experiences in fiction, this one’s for you. Only £30. Please PM your email address and I'll send you more information and a booking form. #amwriting
June 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Memoir & Life Writing – a taught virtual retreat on 5 & 6 July If you want to write stories based on real life, or use your own experiences in fiction, this one’s for you. Only £30. Please PM your email address and I'll send you more information and a booking form. #amwriting
Join us for ‘Feel-good Fiction’, a taught virtual writing retreat on 7 and 8 June 2025! For everyone who wants to write upbeat fiction. So, if you want to write something to make yourself and other people smile, this one is for you. Only £30. Please PM for more information.
May 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Join us for ‘Feel-good Fiction’, a taught virtual writing retreat on 7 and 8 June 2025! For everyone who wants to write upbeat fiction. So, if you want to write something to make yourself and other people smile, this one is for you. Only £30. Please PM for more information.
We now have some dates set for virtual retreats from June onwards. 7 and 8 June – Feel-good Fiction. 5 and 6 July – Memoir and Life Writing. 2 and 3 August – An Introduction to Publishing and Self-publishing. 6 and 7 September – Science Fiction and Fantasy. Only £30. Please PM for info.
April 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
We now have some dates set for virtual retreats from June onwards. 7 and 8 June – Feel-good Fiction. 5 and 6 July – Memoir and Life Writing. 2 and 3 August – An Introduction to Publishing and Self-publishing. 6 and 7 September – Science Fiction and Fantasy. Only £30. Please PM for info.
Join us for ‘Ideas, Inspiration and Craft’, a taught virtual retreat on 3 and 4 May 2025
For all fiction writers. There'll be plenty of writing prompts and exercises, plus some deep dives into writing craft.
Only £30. If you'd like to join us, please PM your email address for more details.
For all fiction writers. There'll be plenty of writing prompts and exercises, plus some deep dives into writing craft.
Only £30. If you'd like to join us, please PM your email address for more details.
April 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Join us for ‘Ideas, Inspiration and Craft’, a taught virtual retreat on 3 and 4 May 2025
For all fiction writers. There'll be plenty of writing prompts and exercises, plus some deep dives into writing craft.
Only £30. If you'd like to join us, please PM your email address for more details.
For all fiction writers. There'll be plenty of writing prompts and exercises, plus some deep dives into writing craft.
Only £30. If you'd like to join us, please PM your email address for more details.
The sky is showing off again.
April 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The sky is showing off again.
It's looking mighty moody and mysterious out there this evening.
March 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It's looking mighty moody and mysterious out there this evening.
Less than a month to go until our second virtual retreat of 2025! ‘Short Story Weekend’, a taught virtual retreat on 5 and 6 April 2025 We will be discussing all aspects of short story writing. Only £30. If you'd like to join us, please PM your email address for more info. #writing #shortstories
March 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Less than a month to go until our second virtual retreat of 2025! ‘Short Story Weekend’, a taught virtual retreat on 5 and 6 April 2025 We will be discussing all aspects of short story writing. Only £30. If you'd like to join us, please PM your email address for more info. #writing #shortstories
Valentine's day dinner. Main course: beef in red wine with a side of assorted vegetables. Dessert: poached pears. (Mike's portion has blue cheese because he doesn't have a sweet tooth. Mine has creme fraiche because I don't like things that taste of mould.)
February 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Valentine's day dinner. Main course: beef in red wine with a side of assorted vegetables. Dessert: poached pears. (Mike's portion has blue cheese because he doesn't have a sweet tooth. Mine has creme fraiche because I don't like things that taste of mould.)
Fenny pretending not to be able to use the cat flap from the outside.O
February 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Fenny pretending not to be able to use the cat flap from the outside.O
I’m putting together the handouts for our next taught virtual retreat on 1 and 2 March, ‘It’s A Crime’, and I thought you might like a sneak preview of the Zoom sessions! It’s not too late to sign up.
February 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I’m putting together the handouts for our next taught virtual retreat on 1 and 2 March, ‘It’s A Crime’, and I thought you might like a sneak preview of the Zoom sessions! It’s not too late to sign up.
Join us for ‘It’s A Crime’, our crime writing taught virtual retreat on 1 and 2 March 2025 Only £30. If you'd like to join us, please PM your email address and I'll send you more information and a booking form. We will be discussing crime fiction in all its forms.
January 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Join us for ‘It’s A Crime’, our crime writing taught virtual retreat on 1 and 2 March 2025 Only £30. If you'd like to join us, please PM your email address and I'll send you more information and a booking form. We will be discussing crime fiction in all its forms.
I have a feeling this isn't going to go down terribly well.
January 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I have a feeling this isn't going to go down terribly well.
You know you're in Scotland when ...
January 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
You know you're in Scotland when ...
Our local vet has started a 'cat-friendly' clinic on Wednesdays. The cats have some feedback.
Lily: They stuck a needle in me. I didn't think that was particularly friendly, to be honest.
Fenny: They said I'm obese. That wasn't very friendly, was it?
Lily: They stuck a needle in me. I didn't think that was particularly friendly, to be honest.
Fenny: They said I'm obese. That wasn't very friendly, was it?
January 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Our local vet has started a 'cat-friendly' clinic on Wednesdays. The cats have some feedback.
Lily: They stuck a needle in me. I didn't think that was particularly friendly, to be honest.
Fenny: They said I'm obese. That wasn't very friendly, was it?
Lily: They stuck a needle in me. I didn't think that was particularly friendly, to be honest.
Fenny: They said I'm obese. That wasn't very friendly, was it?