I can certainly answer ‘yes’ to the question in the title. As we’re getting close to December, memories of childhood Christmas holidays surface often. My parents weren’t well-off so my...
Read articleAccording to the exercise experts, it’s important to push beyond your comfort zone to stretch your capabilities. For example, rather than walking or jogging at the same pace, intersperse it...
Read articleThe title of this post is taken from an advert I saw recently for a talkback radio programme, but as with many things, I thought about writing. Whether you’re working...
Read articleSome books have such a strong sense of place that the setting almost becomes another character, and you couldn’t imagine the story being set anywhere else. This place can be...
Read articleAt work we’re introducing a new performance framework. The basis of this is a move to regular conversations between managers and individual team members. Within these conversations we want people...
Read articleI am in awe of writers who write historical novels, or other genres which need an enormous amount of research. All the novels I’ve written so far have required some...
Read articleThe title is a little misleading, but I couldn’t resist it. We moved house towards the end of last year and inherited three trees in the garden. One is a...
Read articleI’ve just come back from a visit to Sydney sandwiched with a short road trip along some of the coast north of the city. If you’re a regular visitor to...
Read articleFollowing on from the previous post about where writers get their ideas, here are a couple of pieces of inspiration that came to me from situations recently. In a work...
Read article‘Where do you get your ideas?’ This is a question writers are often asked. Some manage to think up amusing answers, but basically ideas come all the time. The thing...
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