As I promised in my introduction to this blog, my posts won’t necessarily always be about writing, or the written word, sometimes they might just be a bit of a…
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Some nine months ago I started meditating; it came about as a result of taking an eight-week cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) skills training course. I’d never thought much about meditation…
I love powerful, emotive words – words that make you think, words that stir up emotions in the reader. The power of the written word should never be underestimated, but…
As a writer, I realize not everyone is an expert on grammar – heck, I often fall foul of grammatical rules in my enthusiasm to say something in a certain…
Before we begin, a disclaimer – I have a vested interest – I’m a ghostwriter and I ghostwrite blog posts. And books, and a whole bunch of other stuff –…
If you’ve ever sat at your computer and stared at a blank page not knowing what to write – you’ve experienced writer’s block. Gene Fowler, an American journalist, author and…
I looked in the mirror the other day and saw a mid-fifties guy in a mid-sixties body looking back at me. Mentally, we Boomers have just not accepted that we…
I’ve spent my whole life in love with books and the written word. I learned to read at a very early age and by my early teenage years had begun…