Welcome to this month’s newsletter! What does every would-be writer need to achieve their dreams? You would probably say: time and space. Yet writers have created great literature in half [...]
I often contemplate the power of habitual behaviour. I observe it daily in our cats. One habitually sits with his front paws – I tend to think of them as […]
The building blocks of drama We all recognize the scenario. We’ve got the story – or at least the beginning and the end – in our heads. We know our […]
There is a time when writing requires contemplation for ideas to coalesce. To write you need sometimes to daydream; to allow your thoughts to roam aimlessly. But this is dangerous […]
Were you anticipating the new year with any relish? We usually do look forward to the new year with some degree of excited anticipation. The world conspires to encourage us […]
Stare at the screen. That’s my advice for the week. I know, holidays are over, we’re all back at work and now we’re faced with the reality of those good […]
I keep hearing people say they disapprove of new years’ resolutions. They believe it sets them up for failure and causes disillusion and self-hatred. You know that gym membership…? Only […]