About Me

Hello!

I’m Keri.

I’m based in Scotland.

In July 2026 I graduated from the Open University with a BA (Hons) English Literature and Creative Writing.

I’ve been writing stories and poems since primary school. It’s been clear for the last five years that I want to pursue a career in writing, specifically in writing novels, but I know this can take time. In the meantime, I’m looking to begin in the publishing industry, with an interest for proofreading and copyediting. However, this isn’t an overly easy career path either.

There have been so many people online that have recommended a portfolio of sorts, and I wanted to created a place where I could discuss and post what I have written. I thought it would also help me get my feet into the book industry, maybe an opportunity to network. Hopefully, build a community of authors in the making!

You’ll find bits and pieces of what I have been writing. I can’t promise they’ll be amazing, or even good, sometimes they might be terrible, but the important thing is that I’m putting it out there!

During my degree, I had peers that would leave feedback on what I was writing and I think that’s what I miss the most now that I’ve graduated. That’s why I’d gladly take constructive criticism like things to work on or sections to revisit in my writing; you can do so by contacting me via the ‘Contact’ page or by leaving a comment on the post you’re reading. If you’re also looking for someone to read through what you’re writing with an unbiased opinion, then get in touch and I can have a read through.

You’ll find on the home page I’ve listed my last, current and next read. I can’t promise that it will always be up to date and I can be a chaotic reader at times with three books on the go or starting and stopping projects. I’ll try my best to keep it up to date.

This website is definitely not finished. It’s at its bare minimum right now. It might change over time as I get more confident with how to work the software and such, so you might have to bear with me at times if links don’t work, the layout is awful or you can’t find something.

In the future I’d like to be able to organise my pieces of work into separate poetry and prose pages, and also write out little blurbs with what inspired me to write it or an analysis of lines etc. Maybe have a whole separate blog section for progress on my novels. We’ll see!

I hope you enjoy your visit. Thank you!


Keri Appleyard