<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Jamie Lee Falk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jamie Lee Falk]]></description><link>https://www.jamieleefalk.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:55:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.jamieleefalk.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[                             Save The Wreck]]></title><description><![CDATA[I thought I’d share with you the inspiration behind writing ‘Save the Wreck’. If you’ve read my recent posts, you’ll know that I was commissioned to write a 30-minute stage play for the 2026 Fresh Ink Festival. https://www.middlechildtheatre.co.uk/fresh-ink Nice plug there! Hope some of you can make it. It’s a full weekend of writerly fun, plays, workshops, and talks, and it’s great for a family weekend out. So, back to the play, I decided to write about the importance of green spaces and the...]]></description><link>https://www.jamieleefalk.com/post/the-wreck</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a04b10a48aeb3fcb24303ee</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:18:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b1427_0f757f4b2eb14b61b58f41d4b5873667~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jamie Falk</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's All in the Edits]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve finished writing ‘Save the Wreck’ for the Fresh Ink Festival! It’s the second draft, ready for the script-in-hand performance at the festival on the 18th/19th July – The Fruit Market, Humber Street, Hull. The rehearsals are taking place in early July, and I cannot wait to meet the actors, director and see the play come to life. The big day is getting closer, and I’m feeling a mixture of excitement and nerves. It would be great to see you there. I could really use the support. ;) The full...]]></description><link>https://www.jamieleefalk.com/post/it-s-all-in-the-edits</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1d9196d87dcf57d5470526</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:23:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b1427_7698a8642c454fcb9d0c109af5ed96a6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jamie Falk</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Isabelle - The Opening Night of Middle Child Theatre]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was lucky enough not only to be at the opening night of the new Middle Child Theatre but also the first showing of Marc Graham’s debut play, Isabelle. All I can say is, wow! What a fabulous evening. Middle Child is a small 65-seater theatre, which creates a much more intimate experience. The stage set is the family’s conservatory, and I truly felt as though I were there, standing in Isabelle’s garden, watching the drama unfold. The play is intense and held my attention throughout. It is...]]></description><link>https://www.jamieleefalk.com/post/isabelle-the-opening-night-of-middle-child-theatre</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0f32d340b8a446f99bec77</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 16:34:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b1427_68c9182d0cc345f0b86ce86aa762a68a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jamie Falk</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I got the flu twelve years ago and didn't recover.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was another hectic day. I had clients booked back-to-back all day, but I loved my job and enjoyed being busy. I was a therapist and manager of a support centre and found it extremely rewarding. I had two teenagers, and there were never enough hours in the day, but I still managed to fit in the gym, crazy nights out with the girls and loved nothing more than unwinding at the weekend with a ten-mile hike. I ate healthily, mainly a plant-based diet, I didn’t drink, and I meditated daily. I...]]></description><link>https://www.jamieleefalk.com/post/i-got-the-flu-twelve-years-ago-and-didn-t-recover</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0c4b9c2fd8b3b69698cb8c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 11:38:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b1427_f2b57174013c4f038eb3ff2ac9f5d069~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jamie Falk</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lights, Camera, Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[After finishing the Playwriting course at Hull Truck Theatre last year, I was pleased to find they were running a Screenwriting course. I’ve always loved playing with dialogue. I was writing scripts when I was ten years old, for EastEnders and Grange Hill. It’s a shame that I was steered away from such pleasures, but because I struggled with grammar and spelling, I was often told not to pursue my writing. I was later diagnosed with dyslexia, sadly, too late, and my life had taken a different...]]></description><link>https://www.jamieleefalk.com/post/lights-camera-action</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0c4831df43effc8ce718dc</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 11:28:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b1427_97c881852a5d432cab41bccfabbf168d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jamie Falk</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[                   The Photo Shoot]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Photo Shoot. I counted down the six weeks, three days and fourteen hours to the dreaded photo shoot. Day by day, my anxiety grew. I had a mix of feelings: fear and terror, but also excitement and a sense that I might now be on the right path.   I tried to calm myself, but as I have mentioned in previous posts, I am not remotely photogenic. The moment I hear, Smile! I lose all control of my facial muscles. I tense up, hold my breath. I try to smile, but it looks kinda forced, like I’ve...]]></description><link>https://www.jamieleefalk.com/post/the-photo-shoot</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a04afbe7848442a572f7c95</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b1427_6f68ea33bf0d4a13a40b952f94e156a1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jamie Falk</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[                Fresh Ink Winner 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winner of Fresh Ink 2026   I was still on a high after seeing my five-minute play performed on the last night of the playwriting course at Hull Truck Theatre.  I was buzzing with fresh ideas and dreaming of writing a longer play and getting it on the stage. I was hooked, I had the playwriting bug and was desperate to write something else.   I had applied for a 30-minute commission with Fresh Ink, run by Middle Child Theatre, Hull. If successful, the play would be performed at the Fresh Ink...]]></description><link>https://www.jamieleefalk.com/post/fresh-ink-winner-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a04af1968a3e7adcb15c3ac</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:05:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b1427_3a620a7b14ec46ceb8ca0994023d9422~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jamie Falk</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[                   From Page to Stage ]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Page to Stage It was summer, and as I wrote about in my previous post, I had decided, bravely or stupidly, to catapult myself out of my comfort zone.     So, the acting class didn’t go quite so well. I very quickly, on entering the room, realised by my rapid heartbeat and the rising bile hitting the back of my throat that this wasn’t in fact the class for me. However, I took a seat and hoped to God that I wouldn’t be asked to do any actual acting. My mind was racing with excuses to...]]></description><link>https://www.jamieleefalk.com/post/from-page-to-stage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a04ae4cf5de439405f94b6a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:03:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b1427_efcd3589e0ab40b48780185d49b529cf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jamie Falk</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[       My Word for 2026 : Visibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[After what happened last summer, it felt like the only word that made sense. I’d squirrelled myself away for far too long. As a writer, it goes with the territory: hours in my office making up stories and chatting to characters that live in my head. But that doesn’t get me or my writing seen. I decided that I had to do something. My dream of being a writer depended on it. I had to push myself out of my comfort zone and be seen. I’ve been writing for ten years, mastering the craft. I wouldn’t...]]></description><link>https://www.jamieleefalk.com/post/my-word-for-2026-visibility</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a04a2367848442a572f6240</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:36:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b1427_7788701307dc4244a6fcd9997800f667~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jamie Falk</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>