The Nike catch cry has come to mind over the years and I’ve often advised people to, ‘Just Do It‘. Today I’m telling myself to ‘Just Do It’ in several situations I find myself in. Firstly, the novel I’m writing has been tying me up in knots. First person/third person pint of view? Two complete […]
Today was a mixed day. This morning we left home at 6.30 to take my husband to hospital to have a shoulder operation. Afterwards, my son, his girlfriend and I stopped for breakfast on the way at a great cafe and enjoyed an amazing meal together. Then, I dropped my son and his girlfriend off at the […]
As I was driving home today after a walk around the river, I saw a bus stop advertisement that said, Are you an experience collector? The words leapt out at me as I passed the bus stop and I had to look up the words when I got home. Apparently it’s a beer ad. I […]
Yesterday at the writing retreat we turned off our technology and enjoyed the lack of beeps, pop ups and distractions of social media. Has it become a habit we can’t break? As a writer we’re told that we need a platform. A following. A tribe. We need to have people who follow us and engage […]
In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion. Albert Camus Today I spent the day with a few of my fellow writers from Kinwomen. Every few months we get together to chat, write, share a meal and reflect. Today we each had different things to work on: our blogs, […]
Appointments For Adventure 9: Ad Lib Today I did a fifteen minute interview with JD from 98five FM about my writing journey and some tips for budding writers. I’m no expert, but for the last month we’ve been chatting about the writing life, the process and creativity. Usually we prepare in advance and […]
Appointments For Adventure 7: Paris Is Always A Good Idea This week we’ve been planning around some commitments in Europe in June. We figure, if you’ve got to go that far, why not make the most of it and extend the journey? My husband has his birthday in June and I asked him where […]
Appointments For Adventure 5: Shake It Off I’ve been going to the gym since I was a teenager,and have also played netball, squash, softball, competed in triathlons and fun runs and regularly go for bush walks. Over the years, fitness hasn’t been an issue for me, it’s just that my body doesn’t reflect the amount of […]
My husband, Steve is working on a new book and we spent until almost midnight last night chatting about his book. We brainstormed themes, read lots of quotes, talked about his philosophy of ‘integrity of the shot’ and a million others things that spring boarded out of the conversation. Happiness quite unshared can scarcely be called […]
