We all know there’s no such thing as perfect. Life is messy and complicated. Striving for perfection is futile - and exhausting. Perfectionists can be hard-working, tenacious, with an eye for detail. But we can also be an unhappy lot. If we’re not careful we tend...
Throughout May and June I’m indulging in the written word. Books, books, books! I don’t read much when I’m writing because I find it unsettles me – I get drawn away from the world I’m creating into other writers’ worlds. Distraction in itself isn’t a problem,...
Chris, one of my subscribers, tried to comment on my last post 'How to Persist when hope is lost', but his comment was too long. So, he emailed me his thoughts instead, and I was so touched by his response that I asked him whether...
ALL artists hope for something from their creativity Writers, musicians, painters, sculptors. Ask a hundred artists what it is they want, and you might get a hundred different answers. Some want to entertain, whilst others hope to provoke emotion or new ways of thinking. Some might...
I've heard people say that we wear busyness like a badge of honour. That being busy is a sign of success. That we like to be seen to be busy. I've read articles that point out how detrimental being busy is to our health and relationships....
Want to be a better writer? Then work at being a better person. I came across this statement years ago and I've never forgotten it. I only wish I could remember who said it. There's no short cut with this one, but being a better person...
The perfect time to share your writing is a balancing act, for sure. I don't know exactly where the idea came from (perhaps I just created it!) but I was plagued, for years, with the notion that in order to be a proper writer I...